Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATORS AND APPLICATIONS 200100715151 3 + 0 3.0 7.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ümit KAYA
Assistants
Goals It is aimed to understand and apply the possible applications of Medical and Industrial Accelerators in our country.
Course Content Relays of radiation therapy linear accelerator, medical accelerators and requirements, accelerators in material processing, environmental applications, chip production, clinical requirements, intensity modulated therapy, adaptive and visual radiation therapy.
Learning Outcomes 1) Medical accelerators are known.
2) Links between accelerators with different areas of technology.
3) Accelerators in different areas of technology apply diagnostic-analysis purposes.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week Cancer Radiation The Role of Linear Acceleration in Therapy Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Accelerator-based Radiation Therapy Lecture
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Medical Linear Accelerators and Requirements Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Using Accelerators in Material Processing Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Sterilization of Medical Products and Food Irrigation Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Environmental Applications of Accelerators / Midterm Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
8. Week Security and Supervision Practices Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Ion Implantation in Semiconductor Chip Production Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Clinical Use of Radiation Therapide Linacs Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Clinical Needs, Treatment Planning and Simulation, Dose Fractionation Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week Rotational Therapy, Conformal (Localized) Radiation Therapy Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Density Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRP) Lecture
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART), Imaging Radiation Therapy (IG Lecture
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
15. Week final exam Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Accelerator Physics, Technology and Applications, OCPA International Accelerator School 2002, Alexander Wu Chao et all., ISBN: 978-981-238-794-3
Current & Future Industrial Applications of Accelerators, Robert W. Hamm, R&M Technical Enterprises, Inc., Pleasanton, California, USA, 2013, NA-PAC-13, Pasadena, California
Particles Accelerators, A Historical Overview, Fernando Sannibale, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000
PY84444
PY94444
PY105555
PY114444
PY124444
PY134444
PY144444
PY153333
PY172222
PY185555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Homework 3 5
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 20
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 30
Final Exam 1 5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload