Course Catalog 2009-2010
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Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2009-2010

LTT-3206 Radiotherapy Devices, 3 cr

Person responsible

Hannu Eskola

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1


Per 4 :
Wednesday 14 - 18, SH304
Thursday 12 - 14, SH308

 
 


Requirements

Final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course, you understand the principles of delivering external and internal radiotherapy fields. You know how to optimize the spatial and temporal radiation dose distribution.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Biological effects of ionizing radiation beam on tissue.     
2. Operation principles of external radiotherapy devices.      
3. Special properties of electron beam.     
4. Brachytherapy: internal and contact radiotherapy      
5. Dose planning in radiotherapy.     


Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Online book   Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, Chapters 5-8, 10-15   E.B. Podgorsak (ed.)            English  


Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
LTT-3307 Radiation Physics Mandatory    

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
LTT-3206 Radiotherapy Devices, 3 cr LTT-3200 Radiotherapy Devices, 3 cr  

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 5 %  


Last modified29.05.2009
ModifierJuha Nousiainen