title: Four years with FALCON - an ESTRO educational project: achievements and perspectives.
abstract: Variability in anatomical contouring is one of the important uncertainties in radiotherapy. FALCON (Fellowship in Anatomic deLineation and CONtouring) is an educational ESTRO (European SocieTy for Radiation and Oncology) project devoted to improve interactive teaching, the homogeneity in contouring and to compare individual contours with endorsed guidelines or expert opinions. This report summarizes the experience from the first 4 years using FALCON for educational activities within ESTRO School and presents the perspectives for the future.
authors: Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. Electronic address: jesper@oncology.dk.
authors: Jesper Grau
authors: JG
authors: Eriksen
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Carl
authors: C
authors: Salembier
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors: Sofia
authors: S
authors: Rivera
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Berardino
authors: B
authors: De Bari
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Berger
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Mantello
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
authors: Arndt-Christian
authors: AC
authors: Müller
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Instituto Catalan de Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Arturo Navarro
authors: AN
authors: Martin
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors: Danilo
authors: D
authors: Pasini
authors: Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors: Kari
authors: K
authors: Tanderup
authors: ESTRO Office, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Miika
authors: M
authors: Palmu
authors: ESTRO Office, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Verfaillie
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Pötter
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Valentini
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000193:education*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: Contouring; Delineation; Radiotherapy accuracy; Teaching impact; Variability; e-Learning