Physics for Clinical Radiotherapy - a joint course for clinicans & Physicists
Ghent • Belgium
12-16 February 2012
Extended early rate deadline:
 20 January 2011
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Course Director
Ben Heijmen, Physicist, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam (NL)
Teachers
Edwin Aird, Physicist, Mount Vernon Hospital Medical Physicis Dept, Lon,don (GB)
Micha Hoogeman, Physicist, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam (NL)
Trine Juhler-Nottrup, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Herlev (DK)
Stéphanie Peeters, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven (BE)
Luis A. Pérez-Romasanta, Radiation Oncologist, Hospital de Ciudad Real (ES)
Dag Rune Olsen, Physicist, Faculty of Math & Natural Sciences, University of Bergen (NO)
Marco Van Vulpen, Radiation Oncologist, U.M.C. Utrecht (NL)
Local organiser
Gert de Meerleer, Radiation Oncologist, UniversitairZiekenhuis
Course Aims
For the lectures, the aims are:
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to provide basic physics knowledge relevant to clinical radiotherapy
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to provide overviews of imaging and volume concepts in radiotherapy
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to provide principal aspects of modern dose delivery techniques, such as IMRT, stereotactic treatment, rotational therapy, IGRT, and brachytherapy
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to discuss safety issues in lectures on commissioning and QA/QC, radiation protection, in-vivo dosimetry, and induction of secondary tumours
Complimentary to the lectures, this course has clinical case discussions as an important component. The aim of these discussions is to enhance knowledge of, and insight in, practical issues related to treatment planning and delivery.
Target Group
The course is primarily aimed at trainees in radiation oncology or radiation physics, and at radiation oncologists and physicists who would like to refresh part of their knowledge. The course is also suited for radiation technologists having an advanced training and experience in treatment planning and a strong interest in physics aspects of radiotherapy. For PhD students in radiation therapy or physics, this course can broaden their knowledge.
Educational Programme
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