Course Goals:

To prepare for clinical applications by understanding advanced radiotherapy techniques.

Course Learning Outcomes:

The physics and dosimetric properties of brachytherapy applications will be conceived;Understand the physics and dosimetric properties of stereotactic radiotherapy applications;Understand the physics and dosimetric features of 3D radiotherapy and IMRT applications, the necessity of quality controls, how they are applied and recorded; they will learn to ask the original question.

Course Subjects:

  • Electron beam RT.
  • Brachytherapy I.
  • Brachytherapy II.
  • Brachytherapy III.
  • Quality Reliability and Quality Control I.
  • Quality Reliability and Quality Control II.
  • 3D conformal RT.
  • midterm exam.
  • Density adjusted RT (YART) I.
  • Density adjusted RT (YART) II.
  • Stereotactic RT.
  • The image guide RT (IGRT).
  • Proton Beam RT.
  • Whole body radiation.