Radiation therapy equipement
Knowledge of physics and mathematics of high school
Acquisition of knowledge of the fundamental characteristics of the equipment used in radiotherapy.
Acquisition of some basic concepts of radiation therapy.
X-ray tube features
X-ray production
Medical Ionizing radiation
Cobalt Machines
Terminology and concepts of radiation therapy
Concepts of: dose, depth dose curve, dose profiles, flatness, simmetry, isodose curves, isocenter.
Photon beams and Electron Beams.
Linac: Head, Beam modification devices: blocks, MLC, wedge, dynamic wedge, compensator, bolus
Conventional simulator and tc-simulatorConcept of Virtual simulation and treatment planning using virtual simulation
Concept of GTV, CTV, PTV, ITV, PRV
Brachiterapy: Devices features and treatment planning description
Stereotactic radiosurgery and Stereotactic radiotherapy.
IMRT: definition of DVH and concept of optimisation
Basic concepts on a RapidArc plan
IGRT & GATING
Slides
online and frontal teaching
The lesson files have been uploaded to the e-learning platform