We are pleased to announce that the BeSTRO Spring Meeting 2027 will take place on January 29, 2027, at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (UCLouvain), located at Av. Hippocrate 10, 1200 Bruxelles.

Emmanuel van der Schueren lecture

Prof. Philip Poortmans (Iridium Netwerk & University of Antwerp) is an internationally recognised radiation oncologist with extensive expertise in breast cancer, radiotherapy and clinical research. He is an associate professor at the University of Antwerp and a Marie Curie Professor at Paris Sciences et Lettres University and Institut Curie. His work focuses on optimising radiotherapy, improving treatment outcomes and advancing evidence-based cancer care through multidisciplinary collaboration and clinical trials. He has held leading positions at major European cancer centres and served as President of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) from 2013 to 2017. His contributions to the field have been recognised with several prestigious honours, including the ESTRO Klaas Breur Award.

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: 14/12/2026

Please send abstracts to info@bestro.be

Registration

Registration is mandatory, and the deadline is January 20th, 2027.

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Fees:
– Junior members: €5
– Full members: €30
– Non members: €50 + 21% VAT

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Venue & Access

The meeting will take place at UCLouvain, Brussels Woluwe campus, located at Avenue Emmanuel Mounier 51, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium.

The scientific sessions will be held in Auditoire Maisin (51 CNTR D). Please follow the signs for the Auditoires Centraux and Auditoire Maisin.

The sponsor area, where registration and coffee breaks will take place, is located in Hall 51 CNTR DE.

Access by train and metro:
The UCL Brussels campus is located on Metro Line 1 (direction Stockel), at ALMA station.

  • From Brussels-Central railway station or Brussels-Schuman railway station (European district), take the metro (M) directly and take Line 1 (make sure to take only the trains going to ‘Stockel/Stokkel) (approximately 20 minutes from Brussels-Central).
  • From Brussels-Midi railway station, take the metro (M) and take Line 2 or 6 towards Simonis (Elisabeth). IMPORTANT: do not travel towards Simonis (Leopold II), which is in the opposite direction. Change at Arts-Loi / Kunst-Wet to Line 1. Make sure to take a train in the direction of Stockel/Stokkel (total journey time: approximately 30 minutes).
  • From Brussels-North railway station, take the metro (M) and take Line 3 or 4 towards Stalle or Churchill, then change at De Brouckère to Line 1. Make sure to take a train in the direction of Stockel/Stokkel (total journey time: approximately 30 minutes).

Access by car:
If you are travelling by car, please use the campus map below to locate the available parking areas. The parking areas are highlighted in pink on the map. Please follow the signs on campus to reach the appropriate parking area.


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 will be 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.