Radiation Therapy Studies 4

Course aim

To further provide students with Radiation Therapy specific theory and knowledge of less common treatment sites and techniques and specialities in radiation therapy.

Course content

Head and neck cancer treatment techniques; paediatric malignancies and cranio-spinal irradiation; special requirements of children, adolescents and their families; radiation therapy specialities including total body irradiation; new technologies in Radiation Therapy; rationale and technique for radiation therapy treatment to haematological and lymphatic malignancies and how they are related to: the radiobiological effect of radiation on tumour cells and normal tissue; anatomy; physiology; and pathology including grade, stage and mode of spread; quality assurance in radiation therapy; documentation standards and practice; random and systematic set-up error; incident reporting referring to ARPANSA; image matching in IGRT; electron beam planning and simulation; strategies applicable to examining patients with varying degrees of emotional duress; national protocols published on safety and quality in health care.

Textbook(s)

Bridge, P & Tipper, DJ 2017, CT Anatomy for Radiotherapy, 2nd, M & K Publishing, Keswick

Hoskin, P (Ed) 2019, Radiotherapy in Practice: External Beam Therapy, 3rd, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Washington CM, Leaver DT, Trad M. 2021, Washington and Leaver's Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy, 5th, Elsevier

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHYS 2007	Physics for Medical Radiation 300
RADY 2008	Human Anatomy 201 (Gross and Sectional)
RADY 3032	CT and PET Imaging
RADY 3030	Radiation Therapy Studies 3

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	6 x 1 hour x 6 weeks
Tutorial	2 x 1 hour x 6 weeks
Practical	4 x 1.5 hour x 5 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Examination, Learning log/Journal, Project, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.