39374 - Radiotherapy Equipment

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Luna Martini
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/50
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 8486)

Learning outcomes

The student at the end of the course knows the theoretical and practical knowledge on the physical and technological bases of radiotherapy equipment.

Course contents

  • BASIC RADIATION PHYSICS
  • INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF RADIATION THERAPY
  • COBALT THERAPY UNIT
  • LINEAR ACCELERATOR
  • LINAC INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • TOMOTHERAPY
  • RADIOSURGERY
  • BRACHYTHERAPY
  • ADROTHERAPY
  • IORT

Readings/Bibliography

Bibliography and slides are provided time to time.

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Teaching tools

PC and LIM

Office hours

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