HICARE/IAEA International Training Course
IAEA/RCA Regional Training Course: An update
on Advanced Technologies in Radiotherapy
Hiroshima, Japan January 19-22, 2015

Venue: conference room at Oriental Hotel Hiroshima (Monday 19 and Tuesday 20)
Wednesday 21 – the course will take place at Hiroshima University Hospital.
Thursday 22 – In the morning, the program will continue in the Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Visit to the Peace Memorial Museum will take place on Thursday 22, afternoon.
Objective: To facilitate the delivery of effective and safe radiotherapy to cancer patients through theoptimal utilization of modern radiotherapy technologies.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, the learner will be able to:
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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 19
9:00 – 9:30

Dr. Okubo (President HICARE)
Eduardo Rosenblatt (IAEA)
Prof. Yasushi Nagata

9:30 – 10:00

David Roberge

10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30

Tomas Kron
Break
S. Ozawa

11:30 – 12:00

Tomas Kron

12:00 – 12:30
12:40 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:30

J.W. Lee
Group photo and lunch break
K. Shibuya
Y.C. Ahn
Break

15:30 – 16:00

T. Shibata

Delineating targets in head andneck cancer

16:00 – 16:30

Y. Murakami

VMAT for head and neck cancer

18:00 – 20:00

Reception - Oriental Hotel Hiroshima

Welcome and Opening addresses
Introduction to novel technologies in RT
Clinical aspects of IMRT and IGRT
Basic physics of IMRT and IGRT

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QA system for IGRT
Motion management for RT treatment
planning and delivery
IGRT in practice
IMRT for pancreas
IMRT for lung cancer

TUESDAY 20
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30

E. Rosenblatt (IAEA)
Tomas Kron
Matthias Guckenberger
BreakY. Nagata

IAEA activities in cancer and radiotherapy
SBRT: a physics view
SBRT for lung cancer

11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

E.K. Choi
T. KimuraLunch breakSBRT for lung cancer in Korea
SBRT for liver cancer

14:00 – 14:30

M. Guckenberger

SBRT for prostate cancer

14:30 – 15:00

Tomas Kron

15:00 – 15:30

D.Roberge

15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:00

SBRT for lung cancer in Japan

Risk management in the context of thenew radiotherapy technologies
Advanced multi-modality imaging inradiotherapy: CT, PET and MRI

All participants and faculty

The roles of the radiation oncologist in newRT technologies.
Writing a RT dose prescription

Hiroshima University Hospital

Overview of Hiroshima University Hospital

Hiroshima University HospitalRadiotherapy CenterLunch BreakHiroshima University HospitalRadiotherapy Center

Treatment planning: demonstration oftarget and OAR delineations

WEDNESDAY 21
9:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 16:00

Treatment planning: demonstration oftarget and OAR delineations

THURSDAY 22
10:00 –11:45
11:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 16:30

Introduction and presentation of Radiation
Effects Research Foundation
Handing of certificates (in RERF venue)
Closing remarks
Lunch break
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A-bomb dome
K.Kodama“Thank you to the students of the Hiroshima University Cancer Professional Education Program for theirsupport.”

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