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Clayton Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)
This unit introduces the basic principles and practice for kilovoltage and megavoltage radiation therapy planning and treatment. Skin cancer, palliative treatment of unknown primaries and known metastatic disease and two common pelvic tumours (bladder and rectal cancer) are used as the context for this unit together with the relevant sites. Palliative intent will introduce a broad range of treatment sites and the pelvis tumours will address some relatively simple curative issues and techniques. Within each module safety issues, documentation standards and practices related to the particular disease will be covered.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate and communicate a broad and critical conceptual understanding of:
1. 2 clinical action plans of approx 1500 words, and accompanying comparative reports of approx 1500 words (40%)
2. One 180 minute end of semester written examination (60%).