Imaging diagnostic techniques VIIModule radiotherapy equipment
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: CORRADO SPATOLAExpected Learning Outcomes
To acquire knowledge about the following topics:
- Technical procedures in Radiotherapy
- Immobilization devices
- LINAC and 3D-CRT accessories
- Equipments and accessories for IMRT/VMAT, Tomotherapy
- Equipments and accessories for Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery (LINAC, Cyberknife, Gammaknife)
- Equipments and accessories for Intra-Operative Radiotherapy
- Equipments and accessories for Image-Guided Radiotherapy
- Equipments and accessories for Total Body Irradiation, Total Marrow Irradiation and Total Cutaneous Irradiation
Course Structure
Lessons
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of the theoretical bases of Radiobiology, from the interaction of ionizing radiation with the matter, to the principles of dose fractionation in radiotherapy
Attendance of Lessons
once per week lesson
Detailed Course Content
Radiotherapy procedures
Radiotherapy technical equipments
LINAC and accessories
Tomotherapy ed equipments for IMRT e VMAT
Cyberknife, Gammaknife
Equipments and accessorie for IORT
EPID, MV e KV Cone beam CT
Textbook Information
Elementi di Radioterapia oncologica - Balducci
Diagnostica per immagini e Radioterapia - Cittadini
La moderna Radioterapia - Guzzi, Morra
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | apparecchiature in radioterapia | Balducci, Cittadini, Guzzi-Morra |
| 2 | sistemi di set-up paziente | Balducci, Cittadini |
| 3 | LINAC | CITTADINI |
| 4 | APPARECCHIATURE PER STEREOTASSI | GUZZI-MORRA |
| 5 | TBI | BALDUCCI |
| 6 | BRACHITERAPIA | BALDUCCI |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
on topics covered in class