Radiotherapy in Thymoma: Evolving Role & Treatment Strategies | Prof. Keith Cengel (Penn)

Professor Keith Cengel, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, presents "Evolving Role of Radiotherapy in Thymoma" as part of Virtual Grand Rounds — a free weekly educational webinar series in thoracic surgery, oncology, and respiratory medicine. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 00:33 – Disclosures and Agenda 01:05 – When Do We Consider RT? 01:10 – Recommendations for RT in Thymic Malignancies 03:12 – Management After R0 Resection: Institutional Studies 03:47 – Management After R0 Resection: Multiinstitutional Studies (JART) 04:30 – Management After R0 Resection: Database Studies 05:30 – Oligometastatic/Progressive Paradigm for Thymoma 07:00 – Shared Decision Making 07:50 – RT Target Delineation & Organs at Risk 09:00 – Postoperative RT Volumes (Case Example) 10:22 – How Do We Deliver RT and Minimize Toxicity? 10:32 – Thoracic Radiation Therapy with Photons 11:40 – Thoracic Radiotherapy with Protons 12:30 – Targeting Error in Thoracic RT 13:17 – Consequences of Heart Dose in Thoracic RT 13:40 – Emerging Technologies: AI and FLASH 14:30 – Radiation Therapy Organs at Risk (Recap) 14:55 – AI in Target/OAR Delineation: Current Impact 16:15 – Adaptive RT Workflow 17:00 – AI in Target/OAR Delineation: Potential Impact 17:58 – FLASH Ultrafast Dose Rate Radiotherapy 19:08 – The Future of RT with FLASH and AI 20:25 – Q&A 👨‍⚕️ About the Speaker Professor Keith Cengel is Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, specialising in the multidisciplinary management of thoracic malignancies, including the use of radiotherapy in thymic tumours. 📌 About Virtual Grand Rounds Virtual Grand Rounds is a free weekly educational webinar series covering thoracic surgery, oncology, and respiratory medicine. Live sessions run every Friday at 8:00am UK time via Zoom and offer 1 CME credit for live attendees. 🔗 Register for upcoming sessions: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis... 🏷️ Topics Discussed Thymoma, radiotherapy, radiation oncology, thoracic oncology, mediastinal tumours, multidisciplinary thymoma management, adjuvant radiotherapy, thymic malignancies #Thymoma #RadiationOncology #ThoracicOncology #VirtualGrandRounds #CME