ISRRT meets Japan

Meets 18b - Illuminating the future: Japanese radiography highlights

March 1, 09:30 - 10:30 CET

2 min
Chairpersons' introduction
Napapong Pongnapang, Bangkok / Thailand
Efthimios M. Agadakos, Athens / Greece
25 min
License system, expansion of clinical practice and career structure of radiological technologist in Japan
Katsuhiko Ueda, Narita / Japan
  1. To explain the clinical practice and license system of radiological technologists in Japan.
  2. To explain the current career structure and future of radiological technologists in Japan.
  3. To get informed on task shifting (delegation of medical practice) from medical doctors to radiological technologists in Japan.
  4. To update on STAT (need for emergency response) image reporting in Japan.
  5. To get informed on future expansion of tasks and revision of the education system.
25 min
Current and future of radiotherapy and heavy particle therapy in Japan
Ryu Kawamorita, Osaka / Japan
  1. To explain the latest radiotherapy and heavy particle therapy in Japan.
  2. To get informed on how to be accreditation guidelines and career structure for radiotherapy technologists in Japan.
  3. To understand the special techniques and safety protocols for precision radiation therapy, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation therapy, and image-guided radiation therapy.
  4. To learn how to use machine learning and knowledge-based radiation treatment plans in volumetric modulated arc therapy.
8 min
Panel discussion