COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED BRACHYTHERAPY TECHNIWUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6020 ADVANCED BRACHYTHERAPY TECHNIWUES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMEL ADA

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

Getting knowledge and skills in the topics of the radiation sources and source standards used in brachytherapy, devices and applicators (used in interstitial, intraluminal and intracavitary manual and afterloading brachytherapy systems), brachytherapy methods, dosimetry and dose calculation techniques (interstitial, intraluminal, and intracavitary brachytherapy), dosimetric control of afterloding devices, quality control in brachytherapy, radiobiology in brachytherapy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gaining knowledge about the sources, devices, methods, and dosimetry of brachytherapy.
2   Being capable of performing brachytherapy dosimetry and using brachytherapy devices.
3   Being capable of performing calibration and quality control in brachytherapy.
4   Being capable of making treatment planning in different indications in interstitial, intraluminal and intracavitary brachytherapy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of brachytherapy. Radioactive sources used in brachytherapy. Introduction of brachytherapy device and applicators
2 Afterloading devices Applications in afterloading device in the treatment of gynecologic tumors (cervical cancer)
3 Brachytherapy methods (surface, mold, interstitial and intracavitary applications) Applications in afterloading device in the treatment of gynecologic tumors (vagina, endometrium cancer)
4 The radioactive source standards Applications in afterloading device in the treatment of breast tumors.
5 Dose, volume concepts. Recommendations in ICRU Report 38 in terms of source, and dose-volume standardization Applications in afterloading device in the treatment of nasopharynx tumors
6 Dosimetry systems, dose tables and isodoses Manual interstitial gynecological applications (cervix, vagina and endometrium) and dose calculations (with the computer).
7 Interstitial Applications: Paris, Manchester and Quimby systems Manual breast applications (manual and computer).
8 Prostate, eye and intravascular applications. Manual nasopharynx applications and calculations (manual and computer).
9 Volume contouring and dose planning in micro-source three-dimensional (3D) afterloading devices. Volume contouring in 3D brachytherapy planning
10 Normalization in 3D brachytherapy planning and optimization methods. 3D brachytherapy isodose planning and optimization.
11 Interstitial Applications, dose calculations. Prostate applications
12 Interstitial Applications, dose calculations. Seed Eye applications.
13 Dosimetric control in afterloading devices, activity measurement, quality control. L-Q model applications in brachytherapy
14 Application of TDF and L-Q models in brachytherapy. Radioactive source activity measurement and quality control applications in afterloading devices.

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


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 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
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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