COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CANCER TREATMENT- I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RYT 2240 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CANCER TREATMENT- I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASAN OĞUZ ÇETINAYAK

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

With this course, students learn the general principles of cancer treatment and radiotherapy applications intended.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the methods of cancer treatment, and their interaction.
2   Radiotherapy can define methods of application.
3   The tumor radiotherapy planning and treatment techniques, according to their location (patient setup, treatment volumes, device selections, etc.) define.
4   Define the side effects caused by radiotherapy applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

RYT 2243 - General Principles of Cancer Treatment- I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of breast cancer radiotherapy Early-stage breast cancers (breast-conserving treatments) Locally advanced breast cancer
2 Principles of bone and soft tissue cancer radiotherapy
3 Central nervous system (CNS) tumors, radiotherapy principles Low-grade glial tumors High-grade glial tumors
4 Central nervous system (CNS) tumors, radiotherapy principles medulloblastoma Other CNS tumors
5 The principles of the female genital tract cancer radiotherapy Vulva-vaginal cancers Cervical cancer
6 Endometrial cancer Ovarian cancer
7 Male genital tract tumors, radiotherapy principles Penile cancer
8 Testicular tumors Prostate cancer
9 Principles of urologic tumors, radiotherapy Renal tumors Bladder cancer
10 Lymphoma and leukemia principles of radiotherapy Hodgkin's disease Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
11 leukemias Plasmositom and multiple myeloma
12 Principles of radiation therapy in childhood tumors Neuroblastoma Wilms' tumors rhabdomyosarcoma Tumors of the central nervous system leukemias other

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecture Notes (in the form of transparent and plain text)
Various Course Presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The instructor lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ODV PerfÖdev
2 FN Final
3 BSN FinSonuBşrNotu ODV * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu ODV * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Multiple-choice written exam

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

The course is done within the framework of SHMYO Education and Examination Rules of Practice and evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

oguz.cetinayak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 1 8
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41