COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITY ASSURANCE IN RADIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RYT 2242 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN RADIOTHERAPY COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ZAFER KARAGÜLER

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

In this course, ensure to students to learn and apply quality control programs for all treatment and diagnostic devices and systems used in radiotherapy to providing work at appropriate standards.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can create and apply suitable quality control programs for all devices and systems used in radiotherapy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) Concepts
2 Geometric Uncertainties in the Radiotherapy Process
3 Quality Control in IGRT Systems
4 Quality Control Devices, QC Devices Used in IMRT and ARC-Based Irradiations
5 Quality Control Systems Integrated into Treatment Devices
6 Quality Control (QC) in CT Simulators
7 Quality Control (QC) in Treatment Planning Systems
8 Daily check of linear accelerator (practice).
9 Multi-Leaf Collimators (MLC) and Their Quality Control (QC)
10 Control of Gantry-Collimator Movements in Conventional Linear Accelerators, Control of Optical and Mechanical Angle and Distance Indicators
11 Quality Control (QC) of Brachytherapy Systems
12 QA Implementation Criteria and Responsibilities in the Radiation Oncology Clinic, Coordination Among Disciplines

Recomended or Required Reading

Recommendations for a QA programme in external Radiotherapy. Ed. Pierre Aletti, Pierre Bey, ESTRO, Physics For Clinical Radiotherapy, Booklet NO:2
Practical Guıdelines Fort The Implementationof Quality System In Radiotherapy, Jan-Willem H.Leer, Alan Mc Kenzie, Pierre Scaliet, David I. Thwaites. ESTRO, Physics For Clinical Radiotherapy, Booklet No:2
Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy - Todd Pawlicki, Daniel J. Scanderbeg, George Starkschall

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course presentations.

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple-choice and written classic exam.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is evaluated and done within the framework of VSHS Education and Rules of Examination Aplication.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: zafer.karaguler@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 412 47 35 / 0 232 412 42 25

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 5 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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