- Docente: Silvia Cammelli
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/36
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
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from Apr 03, 2024 to May 09, 2024
Learning outcomes
Describe the use of radiologic techniques in the diagnosis and therapy of neoplastic conditions.
Course contents
Principles of radiotherapy and indications for radiotherapy
Purpose / indications for radiotherapy
Therapeutic interval
Methods to increase the therapeutic effect of radiotherapy
Therapeutic integrations with surgery and systemic therapies
External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Biological bases of radiotherapy
Type of radiation used in radiotherapy and their characteristics
Tumor hypoxia and oxygen effect
Dose fractionation
Technological aspects
Roentgenterapy, telecobalt therapy devices, linear accelerator
Conventional simulation (2D radiotherapy) and virtual simulation (3D radiotherapy)
Intensity modulated radiotherapy
Stereotactic radiotherapy
Adrotherapy
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Readings/Bibliography
E-book: Milly BUWENGE, Alessandra ARCELLI, Federica BERTINI, Silvia CAMMELLI and Alessio G. MORGANTI. Radiation Oncology. SMGroup, 2016. Available online at: https://smjournals.com/ebooks/Radiation-Oncology/chapters/RADO-16-04.pdf
Teaching methods
The course is structured in classroom lectures presented through the presentation of slides.
Assessment methods
The learning assessment takes place through an oral test that aims to verify the acquisition of the knowledge required by the course program. The final grade, expressed in thirtieths, takes into account the evaluation of the knowledge of the biological, technological and clinical aspects of radiotherapy.
Teaching tools
slides
Office hours
See the website of Silvia Cammelli