91094 - Contouring Planning and Dosimetry in Radiotherapy (RN)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)

Course contents

  • VOLUMES IN RADIOTHERAPY (TARGETS AND OAR);
  • TPS;
  • CONTOURING;
  • MULTIMODAL IMAGING FUSION IN CONTOURING;
  • ARTIFACTS IN CONTOURING AND PLANNING;
  • PHASES OF TREATMENT PLANNING;
  • FRACTIONATION IN RADIOTHERAPY;
  • PLANNING TECHNIQUES;
  • FROM PLANNING TO APPROVAL OF THE TREATMENT PLAN;
  • DVH AND DOSE DISTRIBUTION;
  • TREATMENT PLAN;
  • DICOM-RT FILE;
  • STAFF INVOLVED FROM CONTOURING TO PLAN APPROVAL.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with the teacher and sharing of multimedia objects.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course, the student must be able to possess the knowledge and skills covered by the course, knowing how to recognize good practice and team collaboration. The student will be confronted with oral questions, thanks to which knowledge and mastery of the contents will be assessed, added to the ability to discuss a possible radiotherapy treatment plan.

Office hours

See the website of Filippo Mosconi