Radiation Oncology Resident’s Treatment Planning site wise Schedule 2009-10

Radiation Oncology Resident’s Treatment Planning site wise Schedule 2009-10

The objective of the Practicum is to develop the skills and expertise with the Eclipse treatment planning system to generate clinically acceptable 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy plans for breast, prostate, lung, brain and head and neck tumour sites.

The senior dosimetrist will explain the intricacies of target and OAR volume definition, describe plan objectives and constraints and demonstrate the use of Eclipse to generate plans of these common treatment sites.

The student will spend at least one day per week working independently on an Eclipse educational station refining skills and knowledge of the assigned site.

The student will observe the generation of five plans for each of the four treatment sites by the senior dosimetrist. The student will then generate, independently, five plans for each treatment site and these will be critiqued by the senior dosimetrist.

Two 2 hour sessions with a senior dosimetrist are scheduled per week throughout the Spring and Summer terms (i.e. May to August). It is acknowledged that vacations, conferences and clinical priorities may force interruptions in the schedule. However, at least 24 of the 32 scheduled sessions are expected to take place.

Senior dosimetrist as assigned with back up from other dosimetrists and physicists as required. A Practicum leader from amongst the adjunct faculty will be identified.

The 25 plans generated by the student will be evaluated as they are produced. A 30 minute presentation at the end of the Practicum of the student generated plans followed by 30 minutes of questioning by physicists and one or more senior dosimetrists.

The objective of Practicum 2 is to develop an in depth understanding of quality control equipment and procedures in diagnostic radiology.

The student will shadow an Imaging Physicist and/or Quality Control Technologist during routine procedures. The student will participate in taking measurements, analyzing and compiling the results. The radiation safety aspects of facility operations will be included. Observation of patient studies will be included as appropriate.

Technologies/procedures to be included are plain radiography, mammography and fluoroscopy.
Schedule:

Four working days are allocated for this practicum over the Spring and Summer terms. The schedule is established by mutual agreement between the student and the imaging physicist.

Imaging physicist.

A 20 minute presentation at the end of the Practicum of the experience and knowledge gained followed by 20 minutes of questioning by the supervising imaging physicist and other physicists.

The objective of Practicum 3 is to develop skills and expertise with the Eclipse and Brainlab treatment planning systems and ancillary equipment for the delivery and verification of IMRT, IGRT, motion management, RapidArc planning and other advanced techniques.

The student will observe the multidisciplinary team of Oncologist, Physicist, Simulator Therapist, Dosimetrist and Delivery Therapist during the preparation, delivery and verification of advanced treatment strategies.

The student will follow at least one patient per week through the clinical process. The student will also work independently on an Eclipse educational or Brainlab station refining skills and knowledge of the assigned site and the techniques employed.

Feedback to the student and evaluation will be provided by members of the multidisciplinary team.

A contact person in the treatment preparation area will be identified by the Practicum Leader. It is the student’s responsibility, coordinating with the contact person, to be present during the critical phases of each procedure.

Multidisciplinary team. A Practicum leader from the adjunct faculty will be identified.

Plans generated by the student will be evaluated as they are produced. A 30 minute presentation at the end of the Practicum of the student generated plans followed by 30 minutes of questioning by physicists and one or more senior dosimetrists.

The objective of Practicum 4 is to develop an in depth understanding of quality control equipment and procedures in Nuclear Medicine and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The student will shadow an Imaging Physicist and/or Quality Control Technologist during routine procedures. The student will participate in taking measurements, analyzing and compiling the results. The radiation safety aspects of facility operations will be included. Observation of patient studies will be included as appropriate.

Technologies/procedures to be included are gamma camera, SPECT, PET, therapeutic administration of radioisotopes and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Schedule:

Five working days are allocated for this practicum over the Spring and Summer terms of the second year. The schedule is established by mutual agreement between the student and the imaging physicist.

Imaging physicist.

A 20 minute presentation at the end of the Practicum of the experience and knowledge gained followed by 20 minutes of questioning by the supervising imaging physicist and other physicists.

(Case based session)

Topic Focused

Oncology Combined Curriculum Schedule 2010-2011

Updated: December 22, 2010

Combined Teaching

Topic Focused

Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons from 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Note:

√ Denotes Mandatory for General Surgical Oncology RTP

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