Syllabus: Physics of Radiation Therapy for Residents 2005-2006
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2011-2012 Syllabus
Physics of Radiation Therapy for Residents-Technology, Quality, and Safety
Time of Meeting: Thursdays from 7:30 – 8:30 AM
Room: Smilow Classroom LL 412
Text: Physics of Radiation Therapy, 3rd ed., Faiz M. Khan. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2003.
Date / Chapter / Instructor07-Jul-11 / Introduction: Treatment Planning / Kim
14-Jul-11 / Atomic and Nuclear Structure:The Atom / Guo
21-Jul-11 / Beam Production: Basic Physics of X-Ray Beam Production / Guo
28-Jul-11 / Beam Production: Generation of Beams / Guo
11-Aug-11 / Treatment Machines: Linacs / Carlson
18-Aug-11 / Treatment Machines: Linac Collimation Systems and Other Teletherapy / Carlson
25-Aug-11 / Radiation Interaction: Interactions of X-and Gamma-rays with Matter / Carlson
01-Sep-11 / Radiation Interaction: Attenuation of Photon Beams / Carlson
08-Sep-11 / Radiation Interaction: Interactions of Particulate Radiation / Carlson
15-Sep-11 / Beam Quality & Dose: Monoenergetic / Polyenergetic Bremsstrahlung Beams / Kamath
22-Sep-11 / Beam Quality & Dose: Dose Quantities and Units / Kamath
29-Sep-11 / Radiation Measurement & Calibration: Calculation of Dose / Ahmad
13-Oct-11 / Radiation Measurement & Calibration: Dose Output Calibration / Ahmad
20-Oct-11 / Radiation Measurement & Calibration: Clinical Dosimetry / Ahmad
27-Oct-11 / Photon EBRT: Dosimetry Concepts (Part I) / Fan
03-Nov-11 / Photon EBRT: Dosimetry Concepts (Part II) / Fan
10-Nov-11 / Photon EBRT: System of Dose Calculations / Fan
17-Nov-11 / Photon EBRT: Computerized Planning / Fan
01-Dec-11 / Photon EBRT: Computerized Treatment Planning Strategies / Fan
08-Dec-11 / Photon EBRT: Surface Corrections and Heterogeneity Calculations / Fan
15-Dec-11 / Photon EBRT: Adjoining Fields and Special Dosimetry Problems / Fan
22-Dec-11 / Electron EBRT: Basic Characteristics / Deng
29-Dec-11 / Electron EBRT: Treatment Planning / Deng
05-Jan-12 / EBRT QA: Overview of QA in Radiation Therapy / Deng
12-Jan-12 / EBRT QA: Linac and Imaging QA / Deng
19-Jan-12 / EBRT Treatment Setup: Immobilization & Positioning / Liu
26-Jan-12 / 3DCRT: Concepts & Treatment Planning / Chen
02-Feb-12 / 3DCRT: Plan Evaluation & Comparison / Chen
09-Feb-12 / IMRT: Concepts & Delivery Systems / Chen
16-Feb-12 / IMRT: Dose Prescription & Inverse Planning / Chen
29-Feb-12 / IMRT: QA / Chen
01-Mar-12 / Special Procedure: Cranial SRS / Bond
08-Mar-12 / Special Procedure: SBRT / Bond
16-Mar-12 / Special Procedure: TBI & TSET / Bond
22-Mar-12 / Brachy:Radioactivity, Decay, Radioactive Sources & Calibration / Bond
29-Mar-12 / Brachy: Calculations of Dose Distributions / Bond
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Date / Chapter / Instructor05-Apr-12 / Brachy: Implantation Techniques / Bond
12-Apr-12 / Brachy: Systems of Implant Dosimetry / Bond
19-Apr-12 / Brachy: QA and Safety / Bond
26-Apr-12 / Radiopharmaceutical Physics / Bond
03-May-12 / Particle Therapy: Delivery, Planning & Biology / Su
10-May-12 / RT Imaging: Radiography Fundamentals / Informatics / Su
17-May-12 / RT Imaging: CT and PET / Su
24-May-12 / RT Imaging: MRI and Ultrasound / Su
31-May-12 / Radiation Safety and Shielding / Bohan
07-Jun-12 / Radiation Incidents & Bioterrorism Response Training / Bohan
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