The 4th GI-CoRE Summer School for Medical Physics 2017
We are pleased to announce the 4th GI-CoRE Summer School for Medical Physics this August. Following the success of last year’s summer school, our Global Station is again offering a great opportunity for those who are interested in radiation therapy from a medical physics perspective to participate in the GI-CoRE Summer School at Hokkaido University. The Summer School will be held from 21st August until 25th August 2017 at Sapporo Campus, which is widely acknowledged to be one of the largest and most beautiful campuses in Japan. We encourage graduate students, medical physicists, clinical physicists, engineers, technologists, trainers and MDs to apply for this wonderful opportunity!APPLICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED.1. Period: August 21 (Mon)-25 (Fri), 20172. Place: Office of International Affairs, Hokkaido University & Proton Beam Therapy Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
3. Course Details and Program
Main Focus: Basics of Medical Physics, Particle Beam Therapy, Real-time Tumour-tracking Radiation Therapy, Radiomics, Practical Skills at Linac, Proton Beam Therapy, and Planning System
From Hokkaido University: Dr. Hiroki Shirato, Dr. Kikuo Umegaki, Dr. Shinichi Shimizu, Dr. Masayori Ishikawa, Dr. Masahiro Mizuta etc.
From Stanford University: Dr. Lei Xing, Dr. Ruijiang Li and Dr. Chris Locke
From NIRS: Dr. Naruhiro Matsufuji
From Nagoya Proton Therapy Center: Dr. Toshiyuki Toshito
From Hitachi, Ltd.: Dr. Yusuke Fujii and Dr. Yuto Nakashima
5. Course Fee: Free6. Number of students to be accepted: 207. Application Form The application period for the Summer School has ended on 31 May, 2017.We thank all the applicants for their interest in this Summer School.8. Application Deadline
31 May, 2017
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