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Upcoming ROSQC Webinar: The Threat: Problems coming with Cyberattacks | 29 September 2026

Date & Time :  29 September 2026 | 16:00–17:00 CEST | Online

 

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There is an increase in ransomware attacks in which criminals encrypt company’s data and demand millions of dollars to unlock the encryption. These attacks can shut down operations for weeks. Recent incidents in radiation oncology (RO) departments have proved that most clinics are completely unprepared for such events. Given that RO is highly dependent on digital data to treat patients while keeping them safe, this webinar examines the risks in detail, highlights the problems that arise when you are unprepared, and explains where to start preparing for such events.

 

Chair

  • Petra Reijnders-Thijssen, Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW Research Institute for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

 

Speakers

  • Samuel Peters, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, HOCH Health Ostschweiz, St.Gallen, Switzerland

  • Brendan McLean, Physics, St Luke's Hospital, St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin, Ireland

 

Agenda

  • 16:00 - 16:03 | Welcome, short introduction of the speakers, Poll: have you ever suffered a Cyberattack
  • 16:03 - 16:23  |Presentation 1 – Case study: cyberattack on the national health service in Ireland, Brendan McLean
  • 16:23 - 16:43 | Presentation 2 – Overview: How cyberattacks affect radiation oncology departments, Samuel Peters
  • 16:43 - 16:57 | Q&A
  • 16:57 - 17:00 | Next webinars, closing

 

Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand what cyberattacks are and how they work

  • Develop an understanding of how widespread and pervasive the problem of cyberattacks is

  • Understand how cyberattacks directly impact radiation therapy departments and the threat they pose to the safe treatment of patients

 

​Resources / Reading references

  • "ESTRO framework for radiation oncology departments to mitigate against cyberattacks.", Peters, S., et al. (2025), Radiother Oncol

  • "Are you ready for a cyberattack?", Pinkham, D. W., et al. (2021), J Appl Clin Med Phys

  • "A National Cyberattack Affecting Radiation Therapy: The Irish Experience.", Flavin, A., et al. (2022), Adv Radiat Oncol
  • "One Year After a Cyberattack: Lessons Learned and Dosimetric Analysis of Contingency Radiotherapy Plans.", Cases, C., et al. (2026), Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.
  • "ENISA Threat Landscape. " ENISA (2025).