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TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI VII

Teaching Staff

CORRADO SPATOLA - Module Technical aspects in Radiotherapy - MED/36 - 2 CFU
CORRADO SPATOLA - Module Technical aspects in Radiotherapy - MED/36 - 3 CFU
MASSIMO IPPOLITO - Module APPARECCHIATURE E TECNICHE IN MEDICINA NUCLEARE - MED/36 - 2 CFU
CORRADO SPATOLA - Module Protontherapy - MED/50 - 2 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  To acquire knowledge about the following topics:

  • Technical procedures in Radiotherapy
  • Immobilization devices
  • LINAC and 3D-CRT accessories
  • Equipments and accessories for IMRT/VMAT, Tomotherapy
  • Equipments and accessories for Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery (LINAC, Cyberknife, Gammaknife)
  • Equipments and accessories for Intra-Operative Radiotherapy
  • Equipments and accessories for Image-Guided Radiotherapy
  • Equipments and accessories for Total Body Irradiation, Total Marrow Irradiation and Total Cutaneous Irradiation
• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  To acquire knowledge about the following topics:

  • Technical procedures in Radiotherapy
  • Tolerance doses in radiotherapy – QUANTEC
  • ICRU Reports
  • 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
  • Intra-Operative Radiotherapy
  • Image-Guided Radiotherapy
  • Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy
  • Metabolic Radiotherapy
  • Total Body Irradiation, Total Marrow Irradiation and Total Cutaneous Irradiation
• Protontherapy
  

  acquire knowledge about the following topics:

  • Phisyc-clinical characteristics of proton and hadron beams
  • Technical aspects of Proton beam radiotherapy of orbital tumors
  • Immobilization devices e portal imaging devices in Ocular Protontherapy
  • Hadrontherapy equipments
  • Technical and clinical aspects of deep seated tumors hadrontherapy

Course Structure

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Lessons

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Lessons

• Protontherapy
  

  Lessons

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Detailed Course Content

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Radiotherapy procedures
  
  Radiotherapy technical equipments

  LINAC and accessories

  Tomotherapy ed equipments for IMRT e VMAT

  Cyberknife, Gammaknife

  Equipments and accessorie for IORT

  EPID, MV e KV Cone beam CT

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Radiotherapy procedures
  
  Radiotherapy Techniques
  
  3D-CRT

  IMRT, IMAT, VMAT

  Stereotactic radiotherapy e radiosurgery

  IORT

  Metabolic radiotherapy

  IGRT

  TBI, TMI, TSI

• Protontherapy
  

  Radiobiological basics of Hadrontherapy
  
  Adopted Equipment and Techniques
  
  Clinical applications

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Textbook Information

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Elementi di Radioterapia oncologica - Balducci

  Diagnostica per immagini e Radioterapia - Cittadini

  La moderna Radioterapia - Guzzi, Morra

• Technical aspects in Radiotherapy
  

  Diagnostica per immagini e Radioterapia - Cittadini

  La moderna Radioterapia - Guzzi, Morra

  Tecniche stereotassiche e Radiochirurgia

• Protontherapy
  

  Diagnostica per immagini e Radioterapia - Cittadini

  La moderna Radioterapia - Guzzi, Morra

  Elementi di Radioterapia oncologica - Balducci

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