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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS RYT 1173 STRUCTURE OF RADIOTHERAPY DEVICES COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ZAFER KARAGÜLER

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

With this course aimed to provide that the student learn basic work prenciples of treatment and planning machines used in radiotherapy .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to use radiotherapy devices securely and continuously, in certain standards, without affecting the patient treatment process. 2   Able to determine probable failures in radiotherapy devices in advance. 3   Able to take safety procedures for failures in radiotherapy devices in advance.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Devices used in radiotherapy. Teletherapy devices, the historical developments (Slideshow) 2 Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) systems. 3 Arc-based devices, Tomoterapi (Fan Beam) device, Cone beam devices and robotic-arm devices (CyberKnife). 4 The general structure of medical linear accelerators used today. Modulator, electron gun, RF power source, the accelerator wave guide. 5 Collimator System. The general structure of collimators (electron-mode, photon mode). The structure of conventional collimators. 6 Multi Leaf Collimators (MLC). Collimator leakage. 7 The teletherapy units containing the radioactive source (Co60 and Cs137). The structure of teletherapy unit containing Co60 source. 8 Brachytherapy devices. Structure of the HDR brachytherapy devices which containing radioactive Co60 source and Ir192. 9 Structure of the simulator devices. The conventional simulators. Technicial specifications of the simulators. 10 The CT simulators and X-ray tube. 11 Treatment planning systems (TPS). Hardware specifications, software features. Radiotherapy network system. 12 The block cutters. The conventional and automatic block cutters.

Recomended or Required Reading

The Physics of Radiation Therapy Faiz M. Kahan, Course notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 AS ArasınavTeo 2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS * 0.50 + FN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Multiple-choice or classic written examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: zafer.karaguler@gmail.com Tel: 0232 4124225 - 0232 412 4710

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 5 5 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 12 2 24 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 4 3 5 2 3 1 3 2 LO.2 5 3 4 3 3 LO.3 5 3 4 3 3