3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4016101ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
This course presents a comprehensive overview of medical dosimetry for radiotherapy and radiology. The course starts with a general overview of radiation physics and radiobiology. Detection methods will be covered with special emphasis on the basic principle, properties and limitation of each approach for daily practice and problem solving. The concepts of absorbed dose and dosimetric principles will be covered in detail for both reference conditions and non-reference conditions in radiotherapy, with special emphasis on International Codes of Practice and novel delivery techniques. A special chapter is dedicated to dose calculation algorithms, optimization strategies and treatment planning. Dosimetry for radiology techniques is covered both for personnel and patient dose optimization. A final chapter is dedicated to quality assurance and hazard analysis.
The following chapters are covered:
General overview and radiobiology, Detection methods, Absorbed dose and dosimetric principles, Absolute dose in reference and non-standard conditions, Dose calculation and optimization algorithms, Dosimetry in radiology, Quality Assurance and Hazard Analysis.
A practical session (workshop) will be organized during 1 or 2 weekends to familiarize the students with the practical aspects of medical dosimetry. The students will have access to a medical linear accelerator and acquire basic beam data.
For more information, please contact: dirk.verellen@uzbrussel.be
Study material:
- Handouts of the lectures
- Review of Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, Ed. Ervin B. Podgorsak, IAEA Educational Reports Series, 2003 (http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nahu/dmrp/syllabus.shtm )
- Code of Practice: TRS398 and NCS 18
Complementary study material
- Radiotherapy Physics, Williams and Thwaites
- Physics of Radiotherapy, F. Khan
- The essential physics of medical imaging, J.T. Bushberg
The student will acquire basic knowledge on sources and properties of ionizing radiation, interaction processes and radiobiology.
The student will understand the operation, properties and limitations of various detection methodes.
The student will be able to determine absorbed dose in reference and non-referance conditions.
The student will be able to acquire beam data from medical accelerators neccessary for dose calculation and optimization in radiotherapy
The student will be able to explain the principles of different dose calculation algorithms
The student understands the principles behing dose optimization and inverse planning in radiotherapy
The student is able to perform low, medium and high energy photon dosimetry
The student understands the principles of dosimetry in medical imaging (patient and staff)
The student is able to set-up a quality assurance program in rdiotherapy
The student understands the different layers in hazard analysis and safety in radiotherapy.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The examination is viva voce: a written preparation to structure the answers, followed by discussion
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische ingenieurstechnieken: Standaard traject
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Radiation Physics (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Biomechanics and Biomaterials (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Sensors and Medical Devices (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Neuro-Engineering (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW) (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Artificial intelligence and Digital Health (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Postgraduate Certificate Expert Medical Physics: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)