Yvette van der Linden is Professor in Palliative Medicine, specialised in Radiation Therapy for Palliative Indications and for Gastro Intestinal Upper and Lower Cancers at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands. She is also head of the Centre of Expertise Palliative Care. Her scientific and educational activities are in line with her specialisations in Palliative Radiotherapy and Palliative Care. She chairs the Dutch Platform on Palliation and Radiotherapy, and is course director of the ESTRO teaching course on Radiotherapy and Palliative Care.