RADTX 471 - Treatment Planning II

5 CR

Students will examine the factors that govern and influence clinical planning of patient treatment. Optimal treatment planning is emphasized including radiobiologic considerations, dosimetric calculations, and clinical application of treatment beams.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Radiation Therapy, BAS and RADTX 470

Course Outcomes

Calculate and compare monitor unit settings, point doses, and design models for tabulation.
Interpret radiation therapy treatment techniques and dose calculation methods.
Evaluate monitor unit and dose distribution models selecting the appropriate model for specific calculation situations.
Differentiate between conventional and nonconventional fractionation schemes.
Evaluate dose distributions for beam energies, field sizes and patient contours.
Appraise the changes in dose distributions created by patient separation changes, oblique incidence, and tissue inhomogeneities.
Analyze the criteria for selection of treatment fields and design treatment field arrangements for the treatment of specified cancers.

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