COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6019 ADVANCED EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

To gain knowledge and skills of making radiation modeling after loading beam data to treatment planning system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They know concepts of Dose-Volume.
2   They know the importance of different imaging techniques used in treatment planning
3   They know the algorithms used in photon dosimetry.
4   They know the comparison methods of different dose plans.
5   They know how to check the treatment plans by making measurements.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the treatment planing
2 Volume definitions in ICRU 50, 62,83.
3 Kernel-based physical dose calculation algorithms used for photon beam in the treatment planning system.
4 Monte Carlo based physical dose calculation algorithms used for photon beam in the treatment planning system.
5 Pencil Beam and Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithms used for electron beam in the treatment planning system.
6 Tumor control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP).
7 Biological computation algorithms used in the treatment planning systems.
8 Dose Volume Histograms (DVH)
9 Quality control of the treatment planing systems.
10 Intensity modulated treatment techniques (inactive usage of multi-leaves)
11 Intensity modulated treatment techniques (active usage of multi-leaves)
12 Image-guieded radiotheraphy (IGRT)
13 Image-guieded radiotheraphy (IGRT)
14 Verification of treatment plans.

Recomended or Required Reading

Khan FM. The physics of radiation therapy , Second, Third and Fourth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1994, 2003, 2009.

Khan FM, Gerbi BJ. Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology , Second and Third Edition.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2007, 2012

Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology Third, Fourth and Fifth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1997, 2003, 2008.

Wolfgang Schlegel, Thomas Bortfeld, Anca-Ligia Grosu New Technologies in Radiation Oncology Springer, 2006.

Steve Webb, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Taylor and Francis, 2001.

Arro J. Mundt, John C. Roeske Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy 2005.

P.Mayles, A.Nahum, J.C.Rasenwald Handbook Of Radiotherapy Physics Theory and Practice Taylor and Francis, 2007.
Pam Cherry, Angela M. Duxbury Practical Radiotherapy Physics And Equipment Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Using all available technical and dosimetric equipment to make the relevant applications in radiotherapy after having theoretical knowledge about the subject from Turkish and foreign books, periodicals, and protocols.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 9 126
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 215

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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