PHYSICS FOR CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY
a joint course for clinicans & Physicists
Porto, Portugal, October 16 - 20, 2011
Course Director
Ben Heijmen, Physicist, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam (NL)
Teachers
Tom Depuydt, Physicist, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussl, Brussels (BE)
Ian Kunkler, Radiation Oncologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Cancer Centre (GB)
Silvia Molinelli, Physicist, Fondazione CNAO, Pavia (IT)
Stéphanie Peeters, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven (BE)
Luis A. Pérez-Romasanta, Radiation Oncologist, Hospital de Ciudad Real (ES)
Milan Tomsej, Physicist, CHU Charleroi, Hôpital André Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul (BE)Marco van Vulpen, Radiation Oncologist, U.M.C. Utrecht, Utrecht (NL)
Local organiser
Lurdes Trigo, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto (PT)
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 introductions to modern dose delivery techniques, such as conformal therapy, IMRT, stereotactic treatment, rotational therapy, IGRT, and brachytherapy
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to discuss safety issues in lectures on induction of secondary tumors, radiation protection, and in-vivo dosimetry
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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