- Docente: Fabrizio Romani
- Credits: 2
- SSD: FIS/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)
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from Oct 02, 2023 to Oct 26, 2023
Learning outcomes
The student acquires the founding principles of radiotherapy equipment (Linac, Cobalt therapy, Roentgenterarapia) and Radiation protection. He knows the use of ionizing radiation in radiotherapy, LINAC and other external radiotherapy and brachytherapy equipment, patient positioning and verification systems, analysis of positioning errors, quality controls, two-dimensional dosimetric tests. He knows the main instruments for measuring the dose in radiotherapy.
Course contents
Introduction: physical dosimetric aspects of ionizing radiation in relation to use in radiotherapy
LINAC: MLC, EPID and Verification systems
TPS: function and commissioning
SET-UP PROCESS AND CHECK OF THE SET-UP: characteristics of the immobilization systems, analysis of set-up errors
Modulated Intensity Techniques: principles and dosimentric checks of treatments
QUALITY: introduction to the concepts and objectives CQ: State and Constancy Acceptance, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly (a complete list with brief description, a detailed selection with hints also to the instrumentation, examples of QC detailed by periodicity)
BRACHITHERAPY: principles, techniques and instrumentation
RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT: alternative systems to LINAC
Readings/Bibliography
not present
Teaching methods
frontal lesson with slide support
Assessment methods
Written examination
Teaching tools
slides and handouts provided during the course
Office hours
See the website of Fabrizio Romani