Treatment Planning Lab

Catalog description

Content is designed to establish factors that influence and govern clinical planning of patient treatment. The student will learn isodose descriptions, practice patient contouring, radiobiological considerations, dosimetric calculations, compensation and clinical applications of treatment beams. Optimal treatment planning is emphasized along with particle beams. Steriotactic and emerging technologies are also discussed. Class demonstrations / laboratories and projects are incorporated to complement specific content areas and are focused on clinical applications. Students will complete a minimum of fifteen (15) laboratory assignments computing basic single field, parallel opposed fields, and computer-generated treatment plans.