Course Information

Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
PHYSICS OF RADIOTHERAPY	RTP250	4. Semester	2 + 10	7.0	12.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Serap AKYÜREK
Assistants
Goals	Medical physics is a branch of applied physics that uses physics principles, methods and techniques in practice and research for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases with a specific goal of improving human health. Medical radiation physics concerns the use of ionizing radiation in medicine in general and in radiotherapy in particular. This topic also provides the student with knowledge of the more specialized equipment they may be expected to use at a later stage in their career or in a different clinical environment. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the procedures and practices associated with external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. In this course, it is aimed for the student to learn patient immobilization and simulation techniques and to obtain information about the application of radiotherapy treatments to the patient.
Course Content	Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Image-Guided Radiation Therapy and The Management of Respiratory Motion in Radiotherapy (IGRT), Total Skin Electron Irradiation Therapy (TSEI), Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Brachytherapy, Computed Tomography Simulation Procedures, Patient Positioning and Immobilization, Simulation Techniques (CT-Simulation) for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning I, Simulation Techniques (CT-Simulation) for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning II, Organ at Risk Delineation for Radiation Therapy, Quality Assurance of Radiotherapy Equipment, Quality Control (QA/QC) and Risk Management (RM), Radiation Therapist Job Responsibilities.
Learning Outcomes	1) Apply treatment planning by learning the treatment methods used in radiation oncology. 2) Comprehends radiotherapy techniques. Effectively uses the devices used in radiation oncology for treatment under the control of a medical physicist. 3) Able to immobilize the patient and apply radiotherapy treatments.