- Docente: Alessio Giuseppe Morganti
- Credits: 1
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
Learning outcomes
Radiobiological basis of Radiation Therapy
Clinical aspects and application of radiotheraphy
Course contents
Purpose / indications for radiotherapy
Therapeutic interval
Radiotherapy prescription
Methods to increase the therapeutic effect of radiotherapy
Therapeutic integrations with surgery and systemic therapies
External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Quality assurance in radiotherapy
Biological bases of radiotherapy :
Tumor hypoxia and oxygen effect
Combination with targeted drugs
Effect on the microenvironment
Impact of temporal distribution of radiotherapy dose
Impact of the spatial distribution of radiotherapy dose
Readings/Bibliography
Materials from lectures
Teaching methods
The course is structured in classroom lectures in which the fundamental aspects of oncological radiotherapy are presented through the presentation of slides
Assessment methods
Written test with multiple choice answers
Number of questions: 31
(see the Italian version for details)
Teaching tools
power point material
Students who, due to disability-related reasons or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) need compensatory tools, are invited to inform the teacher of their needs as soon as possible, in order to adopt appropriate measures
Office hours
See the website of Alessio Giuseppe Morganti