BRKR0422p Clinical radiotherapy II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Pavel Šlampa, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Buček (assistant)
Jitka Flodrová (assistant)
Jitka Halouzková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Pavel Šlampa, CSc.
Department of Radiation Oncology – Institutions shared with the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Jitka Halouzková
Supplier department: Department of Radiation Oncology – Institutions shared with the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BRKR0321p Clinical radiotherapy I - lec && BRKR0321c Clinical radiotherapy I - prac
Fundamentals of radiobiology, biophysics and radiophysics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to teach students to apply ionizing radiation in all areas of human therapy. Learn how to plan this therapy to choose the optimal application technique. The practical part is under the supervision of an authorized radiologist assistant with appropriate education.
Learning outcomes
• gain teoretical skills • shaping the right habits of department work • respecting all legal provisions and safety and health at work • Can maintain confidential medical information
Syllabus
  • 1. Use of clinical dosimetry - methods, meaning, design, personal protection 2. Radiotherapy planning - medical documentation, radiation protocol, radiological simulation, RT simulator, CT simulator, planning CT and MR examinations, determination of irradiation position, markings, irradiated fields and tattoos, photographic and X-ray documentation, fabrication. Radiotherapy Planning in 2D, 3D and 4D, Isodoscopic Plans Using Radiation Passage Modification - Wedges, Individual Blinds and Their Making. Irradiation techniques, fractionation modes. Calculations of simpler irradiation by hand and use of computer technology. 3. X-ray irradiators - devices and their operation, work safety. Current status and possibilities of X-ray and surface radiation, indications, apparatus construction, tubes, radiation reproduction and patient settings. Keeping documentation, instructions for patients, treatment of acute and chronic changes after irradiation. 4. Megavolt irradiators - radionuclide (cesium, cobalt) and accelerators. The composition and operation of individual instruments, safety regulations and statutory provisions. Patient settings including fixation aids, reproduction of irradiation conditions, documentation management, use of wedges, blocks and boluses. Static and movement irradiation, isocentric. Ensuring patient co-operation, communicating with patients, including instructions for dealing with acute and chronic overdose changes. 5. Brachyradiotherapy - planning, use, methods of introducing radiators. Documentation management, X-ray snapshot. Afterloading techniques, preparation before application. The most common BRT indications. Safety Regulations, Emergency Plan, and Operating Regulations. 6. Verification of radiation - in vivo dosimetric verification, images on the BEV and DRR correlation irradiation, portal imaging. Modern radiotherapy techniques - IMRT, IGRT, stereotactic irradiation, TBI, hadron therapy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠLAMPA, Pavel, J. PETERA and M. VOŠMIK. Principy radiační onkologie (Principles of radiaton oncology). In Klinická a radiačná onkológia. 1. vydání. Martin: Osveta, 2010, p. 351-397. 2. díl. ISBN 978-80-8063-302-8. info
  • HYNKOVÁ, Ludmila, Pavel ŠLAMPA, BURKOŇ, Irena ČOUPKOVÁ and Pavel TOBIÁŠ. Radiační onkologie - učební texty. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykův onkologický ústav Brno, 2009, 242 pp. ISBN 978-80-86793-13-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 45.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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