RADIOTHERAPY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2014/2015

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

6-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Disciplinary Sector:

Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy

Is part of:

IMAGING DIAGNOSTICS

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CONTI Maurizio

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

40004625

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course provides the student with general notions essential for basic knowledge on radiotherapy. Particularly:
Types of radiation that can be used for therapeutic purposes and equipment. The various techniques (external beam, brachytherapy) and the main machines used in radiotherapy (LINAC); the treatment modalities and the purposes of radiant therapy; the various planning steps.
The concept of absorbed dose and its unit of measure and the various fractions used in the cure are explained.
Side effects to both acute and late therapy in the various districts are developed, as well as tolerance doses.
They are therefore addressed from the point of view of the use of radiation therapy for curative purposes the most widespread tumors such as the breast in women and the prostate in men, and the rectum; the problem of radiotherapy for palliative purposes and the treatment of radiodermatitis as an adverse effect are also addressed.
This is because at the end of the course the student has essential basis to know the radiotherapy, its main applications, the potentials and notions about radioprotection of the patient.

Contents

History of radiotherapy,
radiation action mechanisms used for therapeutic purposes; electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation; and biological effects.
the main techniques (external beams, brachytherapy) and the main machines used (LINAC)
the modalities and the purposes of radiotherapy
the various stages of planning the radiotherapy process
the concept of absorbed dose, its unit of measure and the various dose fractions
acute and late side effects with graduation scales and development in various systems
Mammary neoplasia: use of radiotherapy depending on the stage of the disease, exclusively or associated with surgery and / or chemotherapy
Neoplasm of the rectum: use of radiotherapy depending on the stage of the disease, in exclusive mode or associated with surgery and / or chemotherapy
Prostate neoplasia: use of radiotherapy depending on the stage of the disease, exclusively or associated with surgery and / or chemotherapy
Mammary neoplasia: use of exclusive radiotherapy or associated with surgery and / or chemotherapy
Radiation therapy for palliative purposes
Radiodermatitis: dose / effect ratio and complication management

Recommended Bibliography

Carriero et al., “Dal Sintomo all’imaging …dall’imaging alla radioterapia. IdelsonGnocchi 2017.

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