Conference room and Treatment area
Department of Radiation Oncology
Leo Jenkins Cancer Center
The Brody School of Medicine
Texts:
Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology, Faiz Khan
The Physics of Radiation Therapy, Faiz Khan
Clinical Oncology, Holleb, Fink, Murphy
The Physics of Radiology, Johns
ICRU 50 and 62
NCRP 147 and 151
AAPM TG 40, 42, 55, 66
Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students (E.B. Podgorsak, Ed - IAEA, available free in electronic format)
Instructors:
Helvecio Mota, PhD room 172A
Melodee Wolfe, MSc room 172B
James Naves, CMD room 167
Classes:
LAB 1- Jan - Mar
Tumor Boards (PCMH Auditorium) on Fridays 12:00
Attend 5 multidisciplinary cancer conferences/tumor boards
Report 1: Write a summary for each tumor board with the initials of the patient names, diagnosis and treatment options offered, etc. (include date and presenter's name).
LAB 2 - Jan. 11th
Overview of instrumentation for Radiation Therapy Physics
Report 2: Submit a report with overview on ionization chambers, films, diode, TLD, survey meters used for megavoltage beam dosimetry. Discuss briefly the main reasons why cavity ionization chamber is consider the standard for beam calibration
LAB 3 - Jan 18th
Gamma Knife daily and monthly mechanical checks
Report 3: Submit a report with introduction (basics of GK radiosurgery, TG40, etc), materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 4 - Jan 22nd
Monthly mechanical tests for a linac
Report 4: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 5 - Jan 25th
Linac beam parameters 1.
Measure linac output factors in air and phantom for 6 MV photon beams. Determine PDD, TAR and SAR. Compare PDD with tables used clinically.
Report 5: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 6 - Jan 29th
Linac beam parameters 2.
Calculate TMR from PDD measured data and compare to measured TMRs.
Calculate SMR from TMR. Determine Sp and Sc from measurements.
Report 6: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 7 - Feb 1st
MU hand calc.
Calculate MU for several clinical cases.
Report 7: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 8 - Feb 5th
CT for H&N planning for Pixie (Includes production of mask)
Report 8: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 9 - Feb 8th (Dosimetry)
Planning of a H&N treatment for Pixie
Report 9: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 10 - Feb 12th
Irregular fields plan
Calculate three cases of irregular fields, including one mantle field, both manually and by computer. Compare results.
Report 10: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 11 - Feb 15th (Dosimetry)
Rotational plan
Calculate a rotational treatment case manually and by computer. Compare results.
Report 11: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 12&13 - Feb 19th and 22nd
Blocks and simulations
Report 12: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 14 - Feb 26Th
Monthly dosimetry QA on a linac
Report 13: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 15 - Mar 1st
Monthly QA on a simulator
Report 14: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 16 - Mar 5th
LDR plan
Perform cervix and planar implant calculations by hand and by computer
Report 15: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 17 - Mar 8th
Shielding calculation
Calculate required shielding for a linac installation without beam stopper
Report 16: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
Spring break - March 11th to 18th
LAB 18 - 19th
Radiation survey of the simulator room
Report 17: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 19 - 22nd
Film dosimetry (Gafchromic)
Report 18: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 20 - Mar 26th (Dosimetry)
IMRT Plan
Define Dose Volume Histograms (DVHs): differential and integral. Forward vs. inverse treatment planning.
Report 19: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 21 - Mar 29th
IMRT QA (patient specific)
Report 20: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 22 - April 2nd
IGRT (on Primaton system)
Report 21: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 23 - April 5th (dosimetry)
HDR plan
Perform cervix and planar implant calculations by hand and by computer. Compare the results.
Report 22: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
LAB 24 - April 9th
HDR monthly QA
Report 23: Submit a report with introduction, materials and methods, discussion and conclusion.
Department of Radiation Oncology
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
600 Moye Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone (252) 744-2900 / Fax (252) 744-2812
