Program Overview
South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) 9th Hands On Workshop (HW-09) On Advances in Contemporary Cancer Care: Integrated Radiotherapy Practice for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists
Date:
08 – 12 April, 2026
• Students: $ 40
• Professionals: $ 60
• Group Special: $ 100 for 3 Students (Best Value!)
Venue:
TMSS Cancer Centre, Bogura, Bangladesh
Panel of Experts
Dr. Raju Srivastava
Senior Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Dr. S. Ghosh Laskar
Professor and Radiation Oncologist
Tata Memorial Centre Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Navi, Mumbai, India
Dr. med. Robert Semrau
Radiation Oncologist
Specialized Doctor in Radiotherapy, Strahlentherapie Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Golam Abu Zakaria
Chairman, SCMPCR
Professor, Clinical Engineering Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Koethen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Hasin Anupama Azhari
Director, SCMPCR
Professor, United International University, Dhaka
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Dr. Leonard Wee
Assistant Professor
Clinical Data Science, Maastricht University, Netherland
Dr. A. Z. M Samsuzoha
Assistant Professor,
Department of Oncology, TMSS Medical College & RCH, Bangladesh
Kanchan Sarga Nyaichyai
Medical Physicist
Assistant Professor, NAMS, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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SHAJU PILAKKAL
Chief Medical Physicist & RSO,
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Research Institute, Mumbai, India
Program Schedule
| Day 1: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 | ||
| Time (BD Time) | Program | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09.00 | Registration | |
| 09:00-10:00 | Inauguration (TMSS, SCMPCR) | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Hi-Tea | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Medical & Clinical Aspects of Tomotherapy. | A. Z. M. Sumsuzoha, Bangladesh Md. Motiur Rahman, Bangladesh |
| 11.30-12.30 | The Physical and Technical Aspects of Tomotherapy Machines: How Tomotherapy is Different from Conventional Radiotherapy Machine. | Shaju Pilakkal, India |
| 12:30-13:30 | Multimodality Imaging Integration (CT–MRI–PET) for Precise Target and OAR Delineation | Robert Semrau, Germany |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Why Internal Tumor Motion Matters in Radiotherapy? | Shaju Pilakkal, India |
| 15:30-16:30 | Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Medicine | Leonard Wee (Online), Netherland |
| 16:30-17:30 | Adaptive Radiotherapy: Rigid & Deformable Image Registration for Clinical Applications | Robert Semrau, Germany |
| Day 2: Thursday, 9 April 2026 | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Dosimetry, QA & Planning for Total Body Irradiation (TBI) Technique | Golam Abu Zakaria, Germany/Bangladesh |
| 10:00-11:00 | Radiobiological Considerations in Hypofractionation, SRS, and SBRT: Clinical Implications for Planning and QA | Robert Semrau, Germany |
| 11:00-11:30 | Commissioning and Routine QA for Tomotherapy | Kanchan Sarga Nyaichyai, Nepal |
| 11:30-12:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Paradigm Shift in Radiotherapy: A Comparative Analysis of Surface-Guided versus Marker-Based Patient Positioning | Raju Srivastava (Online), Belgium |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Head And Neck Contouring: Delineation For SRS, SRT and SBRT Cases and Associated Issues | S. Ghosh Laskar (Online), India |
| 15:30-16:30 | Contouring of Breast and Pelvic Malignancies: Target Volumes, Nodal Regions, and Organ-at-Risk Delineation | Robert Semrau, Germany |
| 16:30-17:00 | SBRT Protocols for Head-Neck & Pelvis | Ben Vanneste (Online), Belgium |
| Day 3: Friday, 10 April 2026 | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Group-A: Practical: Contouring for Radio Oncologists | Robert Semrau, Germany A. Z. M. Sumsuzoha, Bangladesh Md. Mohibur Hossain Nirob, Bangladesh |
| 09:00-11:00 | Group-B: Practical: Tomotherapy Commissioning & Routine QA for Medical Physicist | Kanchan Sarga Nyaichyai, Nepal Shaju Pilakkal, India |
| 10:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:30 | Group-A & B: Practical: Plan Evaluation | Medical Physicists & Radio Oncologists |
| 13.30-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Automation in Radiotherapy | Charles Ramota, USA |
| 15:30-16:30 | Table Discussion (Four groups consist of 10 participants) | Medical Physicist & Radio Oncologists |
| Day 4: Sunday, 11 April 2026 | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | Examination followed by evaluation | Golam Abu Zakaria, Germany/Bangladesh Robert Semrau, Germany Hasin Anupama Azhari, Bangladesh |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:00-13:00 | SCMPCR: Education, Training and Research | Hasin Anupama Azhari, Bangladesh |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Certificate Distribution and Closing Ceremony | TMSS/SCMPCR |