MDPH405-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Radiation Therapy

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

Radiotherapy equipment, calibration, phantoms, radiotherapy dosimetry, beam data, beam modifiers, patient positioning, quality assurance.

The purpose of this paper is to provide students with a general basic understanding of the practice and principles of radiotherapy physics, suitable as a background for entry into a training program in medical physics, in particular radiation oncology medical physics.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:
· Describe the basic principles underlying radiotherapy methods
· Understand the principles of radiotherapy equipment
· Understand the characteristics of clinical beams and their measurements
· Describe and understand basic quality control procedures for equipment in
radiotherapy
· Understand dosimetry measurements used in radiotherapy
· Understand basic treatment planning in radiotherapy
· Discuss a range of clinical applications

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Report 15%
Final Exam 60%
Presentation 10%
Mid-term Test 15%


Assessment
15% Report
10% Presentation
15% Mid-term test
60% Final exam

Textbooks / Resources

Additional Reading:
P. Metcalf, T. Kron, P. Hoban, The Physics of Radiotherapy X-rays from Linear Accelerators,
Medical Physics Publishing, 1997
J. Van Dyk (Ed.), The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology: A Compendium for Medical
Physicists and Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physics Publishing, 1999
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Last updated: 10-Jul-13
J. Van Dyk (Ed.), The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology, Volume 2: A Compendium
for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physics Publishing, 2005
J. Van Dyk (Ed.), The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology, Volume 3: A Compendium
for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physics Publishing, 2013

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Please consult the document General Information for Physics and Astronomy Students on the Physics and Astronomy Web Page.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/General.pdf

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $974.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences .

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