RADIOTHERAPY TECNIQUES
The lessons will address the following topics:
1) Technological evolution in RT (from bi-dimensional radiotherapy to volumetric techniques), components of an RT department (TC-simulator-LINAC), explanation of clinical tag and immobilization systems.
2) iter of the patient in RT, evolution of the verification systems of the set up, use of the Respiratory Gating.
3) Thoracic district (simulation, techniques used, error tolerances) breast, lung, esophagus, SBRT
4) Abdominal area (simulation, techniques used, error tolerances)
5) Pelvic area (simulation, techniques used, error tolerances) rectum, gynecological pelvis, prostate.
6) Head-neck district (simulation, techniques used, error tolerances) neck, paranasal sinuses, brain and cerebral SRS.
7) Palliative radiotherapy, sarcomas and lymphomas (simulation, techniques used, error tolerances).
8)Brachitherapy
9) Techniques of image fusion and reconstructions of previous plans.
Slides and lecture notes will be provided on the e-learning site.
Recommended text: " Elementi di radioterapia oncologica" Balducci Mario , Cellini F. , Cornacchione P. , D'Angelillo R. , Mattiucci G., Pasini D. - Società Editore Universo
The course includes face-to-face lessons or DAD in synchronous mode of 12 hours. The lessons are dedicated to illustrating the basic concepts of radiotherapy techniques of all body districts
The teacher receives an e-mail by appointment upon request to rossella.cozzi@uninsubria.it