Stockholm, Sweden

ESTRO 2026

Session

Tuesday
May 19
09:15 - 10:30
T1
When do we consider a treatment ‘good’ enough?
Cristina Garibaldi, Italy;
Emilia Persson, Sweden
This session will explore what “good enough” means in modern radiotherapy, spanning technological uncertainties, clinical and radiobiological evidence generation and daily clinical practice. It will examine how advances in imaging, planning and treatment delivery may reduce some uncertainties while redistributing others, and why margins or probabilistic approaches in treatment planning will remain essential to ensure reliable dose delivery. It will highlight the importance of accurate and robust predictive models for “good enough” treatments and how patient-centred goals can guide safe, timely and meaningful care. Finally, the session will address the persistent gap between evidence, access and innovation.
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
09:15 - 09:33
Uncertainties in radiotherapy: Reduced or simply shifted?
Marcel van Herk, United Kingdom
-5391
09:33 - 09:51
Good enough in radiotherapy: What the evidence shows and what we still need
Ajay Aggarwal, United Kingdom
-5389
09:51 - 10:08
When is the radiobiological evidence good enough to guide treatment?
Conchita Vens, United Kingdom
-5390
10:08 - 10:27
From plan to patient: When is a treatment good enough in daily practice
Elizabeth Forde, Ireland
-5388