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Medical Physics

Physics of Radiation Therapy (2)

PHYM6304
3 hours English

Physics of Radiation Therapy (2)

Physics of Radiation Therapy PHYM
PHYM5302 Physics of Radiation Therapy (1)
3 hours One requisite
1 Dosimetry in Radiotherapy / Cavity ionization chambers / ionization chambers corrections for reading / Absorbed dose to water based codes )TG-51 & TRS-398
2 Electron beam Therapy. / Electron interactions / Determination of absorbed dose / Characteristics of clinical electron beams / Field shaping
3 Patient treatment verification / Position verification / Dose verification (pretreatment, in vivo verification)
4 Quality Assurance / Acceptance Tests and Commissioning Measurements / Daily, Monty, annually tests
5 Radiation Protection and Safety in Radiotherapy / Safety in the design of facilities
6 Brachytherapy. / The Early History of Brachytherapy Physics / Brachytherapy Radionuclides and Their Properties / Artificially Produced Radionuclides / Production and Construction of Sealed Sources / HIGH-DOSE-RATE UNIT / HIGH-DOSE-RATE APPLICATORS
7 Assessment activity
1.1 Mapped to: K3,K2

Outlines about type of ionization chambers corrections for reading

Teaching Strategy Start each chapter by general idea of the meaning of correction Demonstrate the principles through lectures. Describing calculation concepts with solving problems
Assessment Methods 1.Home work 2.discussion 3.Short exam1 4.Short exam2 Final exam
1.2

List electron beam and brackytherapy

Assessment Methods 1. Oral questions 2. Presentations 3 .Quizzes 4. Problem solving
2.1 Mapped to: S1,S2

Dose verification procedure

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Exam must contain questions that can measure these skills.
2.2

Quality assurance

Teaching Strategy Brain storming
Assessment Methods Quiz and exams Discussions after the lecture
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Appraise the cooperation through teamwork to make a decision.

Teaching Strategy Discussion
Assessment Methods collabrative presentation
Assessment
Weight
presentation
10%
exam
7%
Total
17%