HICARE/IAEA International Training
Course on Advanced Radiation Therapy(IAEA-RCA Regional Training Course)
Hiroshima, Japan February 18-February 22, 2019

Venue: The course will take place at;- Monday 18, Tuesday 19 FEB and morning of Wednesday 20 FEB,
Conference room 1 at Hiroshima High-Precision Radiotherapy Cancer Center (HIPRAC),- Wednesday 20 FEB afternoon,
Hiroshima University Hospital- Thursday 21 FEB
In the morning, at Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM)
In the afternoon, at Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF),
then visit to the Peace Memorial Museum.
Objective: To update the knowledge of radiation oncologists in advance radiation therapy technology andto provide radiation oncologists with a comprehensive understanding of the clinical applications ofadvance radiation therapy technology for a safe and effective implementation of advance radiation
therapy technology.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, the learner will be able to:Explain the principles of 3D-CRT and its further technological developments
Describe the basic physics principles behind advanced radiotherapy techniques
Prescribe a radiotherapy dose for advanced techniques
Demonstrate skills in target volume contouring and organs at risk
Identify the main issues on quality and safety in modern radiotherapy.

MONDAY 18 FEB
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 9:45

Reception / BreakDr. Hiramatsu (President HICARE)
Prof. Yasushi Nagata (Director ofHIPRAC, Exective Secretary)Break9:45 – 10:15

Paul RAVINDRAN

10:15 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00

Katsuyuki KARASAWA
Break

11:00 – 11:30

Kentarou MIKI

Welcome and Opening addresses
Group Photo

IAEA activities inradiotherapy andmedical physics
RCA training course

Chair: Dr.Nagata

Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Dr. Karasawa
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11:30 – 12:00

Toru SHIBATA

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 – 13:30

Masahiro KENJOIMRT for brain

13:30 – 14:00

Yong Chan AHNIMRT for lung

14:00 – 14:30

Satoaki NAKAMURAIMRT for pancreas

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:15

Yoshiko DOIIMRT foresophageal cancer

15:15 – 15:45

Yuji MURAKAMIIMRT for prostate

15:45 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 16:30

Takeshi KODAIRA

16:30 – 17:00

Tim WILLIAMS

17:00 – 17:30

IMRT for H & N

IMRT withTomotherapy
SBRT with
Cyberknife
Implementation ofadvanced
technologies inradiotherapy: ahistorical overview

Tim WILLIAMS

Chair: Dr. Murakami

Chair: Dr. Kodaira

Chair: Dr. Kenjo

Transportation
19:00 – 20:30

Reception at Oriental Hotel Hiroshima

TUESDAY 19 FEB
9:00 – 9:30

Yasushi NAGATA

SBRT in JAPAN

9:30 – 10:00
10:15 – 10:30

Eun Kyung CHOIBreak

SBRT in Korea

10:15 – 10:45

Yukinori MATSUO

SBRT for lung

10:45 – 11:15

Tomoki KIMURASBRT for liver

11:15 – 11:45

Hiroshi ONISHISBRT for otherdiseases

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch break

12:45 – 13:15

Shuichi OZAWA

QA:SBRT

13:15 – 13:45

Daisuke KAWAHARAQA:IMRT

13:45 – 14:15

Hideharu MIURA

QA:IGRT

14:15 – 14:30

Break

Parallel Session (Radiation Oncologists)
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Chair: Dr. Onishi

Chair: Dr. Nagata

Chair: Dr. Ozawa

Parallel Session (Medical Physicists)

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15:00
15:00
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15:30
15:30 –
15:45
15:45
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16:15
16:15
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16:45
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17:00
17:00 –
17:15
17:15
－17:45Naoya
KAKIMOTOTimWILLIAMS

Brachytherapy forTongue cancer

Chair:Dr.
Immunoradiotherapy: Matsuo
state of the art

Yoshio Iwai

Linearaccelerator

Nikki Shelton(Australia)

Linac
commissioning

Chair:
Dr.
Miki

Break
Shigeo
TAKAHASHI

Breast ca update

Ippei
TAKAHASHI

Lymphoma update

Paul
RAVINDRAN
Chair:
Dr.
KimuraDiscussion

Minoru Nakao

Physics QA
network in theworld
Physics QA
activity inJapan

Chair:Dr.
Saito

Discussion

Break
Site Tour (HIRPAC)WEDNESDAY 20 FEB

11:30 – 12:40

Ikuno NISHIBUCHI
Yuji MURAKAMI
Tomoki KIMURA
Shuichi OZAWA
Lunch Break

12:40 - 13:00

Transportation

13:00 – 16:30

Hiroshima University Hospital Radiotherapy
CenterAkito SAITO, Kentarou MIKI,Takeo NAKASHIMA, Daisuke KAWAHARA

16:30 – 16:45

Transportation

9:30 – 11:30

Target delineation*Hands-on training

SBRT*Hands-on training

THURSDAY 21 FEB
9:30 – 10:30

Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine(RIRBM)

10:30 – 11:30

Hiroshima University Hospital Emergency medicine

11:30 – 11:45

Transportation

11:45 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 - 13:15

Transportation
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13:15 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:45

Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Introduction and presentation of RERFHanding of certificates (in RERF venue)
Closing remarks
Transportation
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A-bomb dome
Transportation

FRIDAY 22 FEB
9:30 – 12:00

Excursion(Shukkeien-garden and Hiroshima Castle)“Thank you to the students of the Hiroshima University Cancer Professional Education Program for theirsupport.”Page 4of 4