Schedule: chapters to be studied for Radiotherapy Physics

Overview of chapters to be studied for Radiotherapy Physics.

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datetopicchapters to be studiedlecturer
09-02-2022Basics Radiotherapy Physics
Production of X-rays
Radioactivity
practical 1 cloud Chamber
Chapter 3 (except 3.2 & 3.3) - Production of X-rays
Chapter 4 - Clinical Radiation Generators
Chapter 1 - Structure of Matter
Chapter 2 - Nuclear Transformations
read practical tutorial Ch 1 & 2
Jan Lagendijk / Bram van Asselen / Niels Raaijmakers
16-02-2022Basics Radiotherapy Physics
Interactions Ionizing Radiation
Measurement of Absorbed dose
Measurement of ionizing radiation
Practical 2 Ionisation Chamber
Chapter 5 - Interactions of Ionizing Radiation
Chapter 8 (except 8.5 & 8.6) - Measurement of Absorbed Dose
Chapter 6 - measurement of Ionizing Radiation
Chapter 8 - Measurment of Absorbed Dose
read practical tutorial Ch 1 & 2
Jan Lagendijk / Bram van Asselen
23-02-2022Basics Radiotherapy Physics
Physical Aspects of photon beams
Brachytherapy
Tutorial 1
Chapter 9 (except 9.5) - Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis
Chapter 10 - A system of Dosimetric Calculations, 10.1 & 10.2A
Chapter 11 - Treatment planning I: Isodose distributions
Chapter 15 - Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy, 15.1 & 15.3
Chapter 23 - High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy, 23.1 & 23.2
Chapter 24 - Prostate Implants
Bram van Asselen / Rien Moerland / Sarah Hackett
02-03-2022Treatment Planning introduction
Dose calculation algorithms I
Dose calculation algorithms II
Practical 3 Computer Case
Chapter 11 - Treatment planning 1: Isodose distributions
Chapter 12 - Treatment planning 2: 12.1-12.2
Chapter 13 - Treatment planning 3
Chapter 19 - Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy: 19.1-19.2
Chapter 12 - Treatment planning 2: 12.5
Chapter 19 - Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy: 19.3
Niels Raaijmakers / Bram van Asselen / Sarah Hackett
09-03-2022Treatment planning / IGRT
Dose optimization and IMRT/VMAT
Position Verification
Group discussion Lung case
Chapter 20 - Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: 20.1-20.4, 20.6, 20.3.C.2
Chapter 12 - Treatment planning2: 12.3 & 12.7
Chapter 26 - Image-guided Radiation Therapy 26.1-26.3

Bram van Asselen/ Jochem Wolthaus / Hans de Boer / Niels Raaijmakers
16-03-20212IGRT
Adaptive Radiotherapy
Intra fraction motion management
Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
Tutorial 2

The MRI-Linac: Rational and Development

Chapter 21 - Stereotactic Radiotherapy and RadiosurgeryHans de Boer / Bram van Asselen
23-03-2022Proton Therapy
Electron Therapy
MRI-guided Radiotherapy
Group discussion Magnetic Field
Chapter 27 - Proton Beam Therapy
Chapter 14 - Electron Beam Therapy: 14.1-14.3E, 14.5, 14.9
Enrica Seravalli / Petra van Loon / Niels Raaijmakers / Bram van Asselen
30-03-2022The MRI-Linac; Rational Design of the MRI-Linac
Dose distribution in presence of a magnetic field
Measurements in presence of a magnetic field
Tutorial 3
Jochem Wolthaus / Bram van Asselen /Sara Hackett
06-04-2022Measurements in presence of a magnetic field
Online treatment planning
Group discussion: presentations by students
Sarah Hackett / Gijs Bol / Bram van Asselen
13-04-2022 written examBram van Asselem
07-07-2022 written re-examBram van Asselen