PBMED 231

Advanced Treatment Planning in Radiation Therapy

Physics and Biology in Medicine · 3 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Designed to provide theoretical and practical understanding of treatment planning techniques utilized in radiation therapy. Topics include clinical treatment planning work flow, general planning principles and strategies, and specific considerations for various treatment delivery modalities and advanced treatment techniques. Detailed discussion on dose calculation algorithms and inversed planning and optimization. Clinical treatment planning demonstration using commercial treatment planning systems used to provide practical understanding of clinical applications and implementation.

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Enforced requisites: courses 203, 216.

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PBMED 231

PBMED 203Physics of Radiation Therapy
- PBMED 216Fundamentals of Dosimetryanother path to it
PBMED 216Fundamentals of Dosimetry

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