Radiation therapy planning and treatment 3 (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: Ms Caroline Wright
Offered:
Clayton Summer 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate and communicate a broad and critical conceptual and practical understanding of: 1. disease investigation and staging with specific attention to: (a) head and neck cancer (nasopharynx, parotid, oral cavity and larynx), (b) central nervous system, (c) prostate cancer, and (d) haematological cancer (leukemia, lymphomas); 2. advanced patient positioning, stabilisation and localisation methods and patient coordinate systems and methods including; (a) head and neck methods, (b) sterotactic methods (brain, head and neck and torso), (c) total body irradiation, (TBI), (d) multi modality imaging combining CT, MRI, PET, US and cerebral angiography and (e) image registration/fusion methods; 3. complex planning and dosimetry methods including; (a) non coplanar beam arrangements, (b) intensity modulation techniques, static and dynamic, (c) whole body photons and electrons and (d) intersitital brachytherapy; 4. advanced treatment delivery methods related to: (a) static segmented and dynamic methods, (b) whole body methods including in vivo dosimetry and (c) intraoperative and interstitial brachytherapy.
Assessment: Six clinical action plans and comparative reports: 20% + Written examination (three hours): 50% + Practical exam (one hour): 30%
Prerequisites: RTS5000, RTS5010
Corequisites: RTS5022
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