HICARE/IAEA International Training Course on
Advanced Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck,
Lung, and Liver Cancer
Hiroshima, Japan November 11-November 15, 2022

Venue: The course will take place at;- Friday 11, Saturday 12 NOV,
conference room at Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima- Sunday 13 NOV,
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum,
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims- Monday 14, Tuesday 15 NOV,
conference room at Hiroshima High-Precision Radiotherapy Cancer Center (HIPRAC),
Objective:
To update the knowledge of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and technologists in advanceradiation therapy technology and to provide a comprehensive understanding of the clinical applications ofadvance radiation therapy technology for a safe and effective implementation of advance radiation
therapy technology.
This training course is primarily intended for entry-level and novice professionals.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, the learner will be able to:
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Explain the principles of IMRT & SBRT
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.
Clinical applications of IMRT for head & neck cancers and SBRT for lung & liver cancers

Program

FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER
830- 9:30

Registration - Hotel MIELPARQUE Hiroshima (6F) room “AKI”

9:30-12:00

Attend The 35th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology

14:00-17:00

Attend The 35th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology

18:00-18:40

Dr. May Abdel-Wahab

About the IAEA

SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER8:30-12:00

Attend The 35th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology

13:00-15:00

Observe exhibition theatre and poster display at the above mentioned meeting

SUNDAY13 NOVEMBER
AM 9:00

Meet us at the main entrance of Hotel MIELPARQUE Hiroshima (1F)
Visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, A lecture by A-bomb survivor

MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER
8:15 – 9:00

Transportation(Meet us at the main entrance of Hotel MIELPARQUE Hiroshima (1F)

9:00 – 9:10

Dr. Kamiya (President of HICARE)

Welcome and Opening addresses

9:30 – 9:45

Yasushi Nagata (Director of HIPRAC,
Executive Secretary of HICARE)
Break

9:45 – 10:30

Yuji Murakami

IMRT for H & N 1

10:30 – 11:15

Ikuno Nishibuchi

IMRT for H & N 2

11:15 – 12:00

Daisuke Kawahara

QA: IMRT

12:00 – 12:30

Facility Tour of HIPRAC

12:30- 13:30

Lunch break

9:10 – 9:30

Current status of IMRT & SBRT in Japan

RTP of IMRT for H & N(Nasopharyngeal cancer)

16:00 – 16:30
16:30
After clinical use –Hands-on Training (Murakami,Nishibuchi, Imano, Katsuta)
BreakHands- on Training(Ozawa, Nakao, Miura)

18:30 – 18:45

Masahiro Kenjo

Wrap up

13:30 – 16:00

QA for IMRT (Mainly for physicist)

Transportation
19:00 – 20:30

Welcome Dinner - Hotel MIELPARQUE Hiroshima (5F) room “TUBAKI”

TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER

9:00 – 9:30

Transportation(Meet us at the main entrance of Hotel MIELPARQUE Hiroshima (1F)
Kazunori Kodama
A-bomb radiation effect on human body

9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:15

Yoshiko Doi
Break

SBRT for liver cancer

10:15 – 10:45

Nobuki Imano

SBRT for lung cancer

10:45 – 11:15

Shuichi Ozawa

Physics: SBRT 1

11:15 – 11:45

Hideharu Miura

Physics: SBRT 2

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch break

8:15 – 9:00

14:45 – 15:15

Hands-on Training (Imano, Saito,Nakashima, Miura)Break

15:15 – 17:15

Hands-on Training

17:15 – 17:30

Break

17:30 －18:00

Yasushi Nagata

12:45 – 14:45

SBRT

SBRT
Wrap up