RAF705 - ADVANCED CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY | RAF705 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Ferah Yıldız; Prof. Faruk Zorlu; Prof. Mustafa Cengiz; Prof. Gökhan Özyiğit; Prof. Gözde Yazıcı; Prof. Pervin Hürmüz; Prof. Melis Gültekin; Assoc. Prof. Sezin Yüce Sarı | |||||
| Course objective | Improving of communication of radiotherapy physicist with radiation oncologist to an advanced level | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Staging and grading in cancer; critical organ doses; pediatric tumors; H&N tumors; gastrointestinal system tumors; brain tumors; gynecological tumors; urogenital tumors; breast cancers; lymphoma; sarcomas; palliative treatment | |||||
| References | M. Beyzadeoğlu, G. Özyiğit, C. Ebruli, "Basic Radiation Oncology", Spriner, 2010 L.L. Gunderson, J.E. Tepper, "Clinical Radiation Oncology", Churchill Livingstone, 2006 J. Lu (ed.), L.W. Brady (ed.), "Decision Making in Radiation Oncology Vol.1", Springer, 2010 E.K.Hansen(ed.), M. Roach (ed.), "Handbook of Evidence Based Radiation Oncology", Springer, 2010 B. Haffty, L. Wilson, "Handbook of Radiation Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Protocols", Jones&Bartlett Publishers, 2008 G. Videtic, A.D. Vassil, "Handbook of Planning Treatment in Radiation Oncology", Demos Medical Publishing, 2010 ? J.D. Cox, K.K. Ang, "Radiation Oncology: Rtionale, Technique, Results", Mosby, 2009 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Cancer staging |
| Week 2 | Targeted treatment; chemo-radiotherapy |
| Week 3 | Principles in decision of treatment volume; DVH; critical organs |
| Week 4 | Pediatric tumors |
| Week 5 | Lymphomas |
| Week 6 | Breast cancer |
| Week 7 | H&N tumors |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Brain tumors |
| Week 10 | Thorax tumors |
| Week 11 | Gynecological tumors |
| Week 12 | Urogenital tumors |
| Week 13 | Sarcomas |
| Week 14 | Palliative treatments |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 122 | 234 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have comprehensive knowledge on radiotherapy machines and their properties to perform the calibration and QA. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehend treatment planning and applications of radiotherapy to make a decision individually. | X | ||||
| 3. Know the weight of ethics in clinics and their research studies along with having advanced knowledge on clinical and basic oncology. | X | ||||
| 4. Follow the advances in radiotherapy physics systematically and adapt them into their research in an original form. | X | ||||
| 5. Prepare complex treatment plans in accuracy and precision. | X | ||||
| 6. Prepare scientific reports and articles by organizing their research. | X | ||||
| 7. Use informatics technology both in clinics and research at an advanced level. | X | ||||
| 8. Find alternative solutions by critical approach to the subjects in radiotherapy. | X | ||||
| 9. Publish their PhD studies and thus scientifically contribute to their field. | X | ||||
| 10. Develop good communication with physicians and other medical staff and handle the problems together to find original solutions. | X | ||||
| 11. Work independently as well as in a team in clinics and research studies. | X | ||||
| 12. Follow the advances in radiotherapy and develop written and verbal communication with colleagues. | X | ||||
| 13. Have experience in interdisciplinary studies and use their knowledge and skills effectively in these studies. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest