Radiation therapy and dosimetry
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17MARTD | KZ | 2 | 2+0 |
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- Department of medical branches and humanities
- Synopsis:
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The course is focused on three areas related to basic radiology, physical aspect of radio-therapy, including radiation protection and clinical problems of radiotherapy.
The first part presents an introduction to radiological physics, which is central characteristic of ionizing radiation, its interaction with matter, including the quantities and units, as well as its biological effects. There are also the fundamentals of detection techniques and dosimetry of ionizing radiation with regard to its application in radiotherapy.
In the second section, students will learn the basics of physical radiotherapy, including resources and equipment used in various medical treatments. Lectures include teleterapii, brachytera-pie and some other methods and applications of various types of radiation. Due attention is paid to equality-which specific aspects of radiation protection in radiotherapy.
The third block of lectures dealing with clinical problems in radiotherapy, with an orientation to the bases radiobiology, modulating the therapeutic relationship and also on some specific procedures for the treatment.
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classified credit:
written test, 75% success rate.
Oral examination on the basis of the decision field supervisor.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1st Introduction to Radiation Physics
Introduction to radiological physics, the origin of
ionizing radiation
Types, properties and sources of ionizing radiation
2nd Interaction IZ
Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
Quantities and units of ionizing radiation
The biological effects of ionizing radiation
3rd Detection and dosimetry of ionizing radiation
Principles of detection of ionizing radiation
The concept of ionizing radiation dosimetry
Roles and objectives of dosimetry and radiation
protection
4th Fundamentals of protection against ionizing radiation
Principles of protection against ionizing radiation,
Ionizing radiation and legislation of the Czech
Republic
Ionizing radiation and radionuclides in medicine
5th Teleterapie I
Use of low energy X-radiation
Using Co-60
The use of linear electron accelerators
6th Teleterapie II
Use of a cyclotron mikrotronu
Simulator and radiation plan
The quality control
7th Brachytherapy
The principle of the method and use afterloadingu
Radionuclides used in brachytherapy
Brachytherapy with high dose rate
8th Other methods used in radiotherapy
Gamaknife
Neutrons
Heavy charged particles
Radiotherapy using open sources
9th Specific aspects of radiation protection in
radiotherapy
Protection of the patient
Protection of personnel
The protection of other persons
Accidents in radiotherapy
10th Clinical application of radiotherapy - radiobiology bases
Effects of ionizing radiation on the level of cells
Effects of ionizing radiation on the level of tissue
Radiokurabilita, therapeutic ratio
The time factor in radiotherapy, 4R
11th Clinical application of radiotherapy - modulate the therapeutic relationship
Modeling the effect of radiotherapy
fractionation schemes in radiotherapy
Radiopotenciace and radioprotekce
Adverse effects of radiotherapy
12th Clinical application of radiotherapy I-the procedures for the implementation of treatment
Location, Fixation
Imaging methods in radiotherapy
Target volumes in radiotherapy
13th Clinical application of raditherapy II
Preparation of radiation Plan (3D CRT, IMRT)
Simulation, reproducibility fractionated radiotherapy ( IGRT)
Special radiotherapeutic techniques
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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- Study Objective:
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The aim of this subject is to provide an integrative explanation of fundamentals of radiological physics, radiation therapy and dosimetry.
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Recommended Literature
Spurný, V. A Šlampa, P.: Moderní radioterapeutické metody, VI. díl, Radioterapie, IVPZ, Brno, 1999
Williams, J.R. and Twaites, D. I.: Radiotherapy Physics in Practice, Second Edition, Oxford Universi-ty Press, Oxford, 2000
Navrátil, L., Rosina, J. a kolektiv" Medicínská biofyzika, Avicenum, Grada Publishing, 2005, ISBN 80-247-1152-4
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- No time-table has been prepared for this course
- The course is a part of the following study plans: