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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
RYT 1182	SUMMER PRACTICE	COMPULSORY	0	8	0	8

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ZAFER KARAGÜLER

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

Teach to students professional skills and experience about the subjects in theoretical and practical lectures taken, throughout the day by practicing on site under the control of the workplace head and supervisor of training.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Able to use treatment devices and make patient's treatment setup.
2	Able to learn and use properties of the patient fixing systems in radiotherapy.
3	Able to use CT and conventional simulators and to plan the patient.
4	Able to use brachytherapy systems.
5	Able to do lead block, mask, bolus, etc required for treatment.
6	Able to use Radiotherapy Information System.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

RYT 1166 - Technique of Simulation

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Applications at training place. (Patient treatment in linear accelerators)
2	Applications at training place. (Brachytherapy applications)
3	Applications at training place. (Lead mold and mask preparation)
4	Applications at training place. (CT or Conventional simulation processes)
5	Applications at training place. (Virtual simulation, contouring planning operations)
6	Applications at training place. (Network systems, quality control processes)

Recomended or Required Reading

Practical Radiotherapy Planning, Fourth Editton, Ann Barrett, Jane Dobbs, Stephen
Morris, Tom Roques.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The intern can monitor the Internship Supervisor during the procedures and apply it under control.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Over a hundred ( Average point of the workplace head + average point of training supervisor + point of training report)/3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is held and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Practice Principles.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: zafer.karaguler@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0(232) 412 42 25 / 0(232) 412 47 35

Office Hours

Friday
15:00-15:30

Work Placement(s)

YES

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials	32	7,5	240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1				1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1		1	1	1
LO.5	1					1	1
LO.6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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