RADON 203 Treatment Planning II • 6 Cr.

Description

Presents a variety of radiation therapy treatment techniques and dose calculation methods. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program.

After completing this class, students should be able to:

Analyze the factors that affect the dose distribution isodose shown on isodose charts
Evaluate dose distributions for various beam energies and patient contours
Appraise the changes in dose distributions created by oblique incidence and tissue inhomogeneities
Analyze the criteria for selection of treatment fields
Design treatment field arrangements for the treatment of specified cancers
Calculate monitor unit settings and point doses
Evaluate various monitor unit and dose distribution models selecting the appropriate model for specific calculation situations