We are pleased to announce that the BeSTRO Spring Meeting 2026 will take place on February 6th, 2026, at the Institut Jules Bordet, located at Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070 Brussels.
Emmanuel van der Schueren lecture
Prof. Dirk De Ruysscher (Maastricht University) has accepted to give the Emmanuel van der Schueren lecture, focusing on radiotherapy–immunotherapy combinations in non-small cell lung cancer.
He is a Professor of Radiation and Respiratory Oncology at Maastricht University Medical Center and Erasmus MC (Rotterdam), and an internationally recognized expert in lung cancer, radiotherapy–immunotherapy interactions, and clinical trial development. Prof. De Ruysscher has led numerous phase I–III clinical trials, chairs the EORTC Lung Cancer Group, and has authored over 550 peer-reviewed publications. His work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the ESTRO Claudius Regaud Gold Medal.
Scientific presentations by doctoral students in radiation oncology
It is a tradition that PhD students are invited to present their ongoing work during a 10 minutes presentation. It is an opportunity to better know what is going around, to share ideas and to face new challenges together.
At the end of the meeting, we will award a prize for the best presentation.
Only members of BeSTRO are eligible for this award.
PhD students who have presented in a previous Spring Meeting are welcome to submit an abstract and present again, but they cannot compete for the prize.
👉 Abstract submission deadline (extended): 13/01/2026
Please send abstracts to info@bestro.be
Registration
Registration is mandatory, and the deadline is January 29th, 2026.
Fees:
– Junior members: €5
– Full members: €30
– Non members: €50 + 21% VAT
Venue & Access
The meeting will be held at Institut Jules Bordet, in the Tagnon Auditorium, located on the upper ground floor (OH). Please follow route 2985 – Auditorium Tagnon.
Please make sure to enter via the main entrance. Walk straight through the large hall until the end, where you can either take the elevator to floor OH or use the stairs. The auditorium is located on the left-hand side.
Public transport:
– Metro: Line 5 – Stop ‘Erasme‘ (+ a 10-min walk).
– Bus: STIB/MIVB line 24 – Stop ‘Erasme’ (+ a 10-min walk) and De Lijn lines R42 – Stop ‘Yzerkuis (+ a 5-min walk), 620 stop ‘Erasme’ (+ a 10-min walk) stop nearby.
– Train: Line 5 to Erasme is also close to the venue (+ a 10-min walk)
If you are coming by car, parking is available nearby.
For detailed information about parking, please visit:
👉 Interparking – Bordet
General Assembly
The General Assembly of the BeSTRO and the BARO is the last part of the Spring meeting, which is restricted to members only.
Accreditation
INAMI/RIZIV and AFCN/FANC* accreditation have been requested.
*remember that the BeSTRO Autumn and Spring meetings apply for the continuous education in radiation protection of the patient required by the AFCN/FANC.
