Dear SIOP GHN PROS Working Group Members,

We would like to kindly invite you to the next educational session on “Radiotherapy in Bone Sarcomas”.

The lecture will briefly describe the different bone sarcoma types and the role of radiotherapy in each one. It will highlight some considerations specific for the pediatric cases. It will pay some attention to bone sarcomas at the base of skull because they pose а particular challenge of combining the need for high radiation dose close to critical organs.

• Date: 27 Sept 2024
• Time: 3pm CEST (Copenhagen)
• Session: Radiotherapy in Bone Sarcomas
• Speaker: Akmal Safwat, MD, PhD
• Registration link for SIOP members: https://members.siop-online.org/event/PROS-Sept
  • Please note that you will be asked for your SIOP username and password in order to register. You can reset your password from here: https://members.siop-online.org/general/email_pass.asp
• Registration link for non-SIOP members: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N7GOTxwPTMOQLOwLm72VKQ

Akmal Safwat, MD, PhD – Short Bio

Born in Egypt and graduated from Medical School of Cairo University in 1983. Got a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Radiation Oncology in 1988, and a PhD in 1995. Currently working as Consultant Radiation Oncologist in the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy treating Pediatric and adult patients with Sarcoma and lymphoma. Has been lead of sarcoma team in the Oncology Department of Aarhus University Hospital between 2007 and 2022. Previous chairman of the Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG). Has 89 peer reviewed articles, and 2 book chapters.

This session is a part of the series “Educational Lectures on Paediatric Radiation Oncology” – a joint activity of the West German Proton Therapy Center Essen (WPE) & the SIOP GHN PROS Working Group.

Warm regards,

SIOP GHN PROS Working Group Leaders:

Bilal Qureshi (Co-Chair)

Njoki Njiraini (Co-Chair)