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| Code | MEDF516 |
| Name | Treatment Planning and Clinical Practice |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. İSMAİL GÜNAY |
Course Goal / Objective
To teach the use of computerized treatment planning and clinical applications according to systems in cancer treatment.
Course Content
Learns the methods of positioning and fixing the patient. Learns treatment planning systems. Learns electron beam therapy. Learns intensity-modulated radiotherapy treatment.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Lecture notes (For Medical Faculty Students - İsmail Günay) Biophysics (Ferit Pehlivan) Biophysics (Gürbüz Çelebi) Internet Search
Notes
Internet Research
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Lists and explains the functions of health organizations; Explain how national and international health organizations are organized |
| LO02 | Uses physical concepts, principles and theories in detail and numerically to explain structure, function, characteristics and limitations in areas covering Medical Physics |
| LO03 | Defines and explains the different dosimetric quantities used |
| LO04 | Explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). |
| LO05 | Determines the method for delivering ionizing radiation to the patient and designs different applications to improve this method. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | List and explain the functions of health organizations; explains how national and international health institutions are organized; explains how clinics are managed. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the technical infrastructure required for qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the European Community and national legal frameworks, regulations, guides and codes of practice related to the subject of Medical Physics. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses physical concepts, principles and theories in detail and numerically to explain structure, function, characteristics and limitations in fields covering Medical Physics; explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons) and other physical agents (electric energy, static electricity/magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in detail and quantitatively. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the beneficial and adverse/harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation and different physical agents associated with medical devices numerically with biological models. Explain the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain deterministic/stochastic, early/late, teratogenic/genetic effects for each physical agent. | 2 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes a list from the literature on General Physics, Medical Physics and Health Physics in order to systematically review something in the field of Medical Physics practice. | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Applies the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to clinical problems related to the clinical use of medical devices, safety/risk management related to ionizing radiation. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. | |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines and explains the various dosimetric quantities used; explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). | 3 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs clinical and biomedical studies that are numerical and based on a rigorous statistical base. | |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines the method during the delivery of ionizing radiation to the patient and designs different applications to improve this method. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patients and types of diseases | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Classification of patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Radiation to be given to patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Radiation dose to patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Dose and dosimeter | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Radiopharmacy to be given according to the diseases | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Phantom calculation of doses to be given to patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Positioning patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Direction of radiation to patients | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Determining the radiation dose to be given | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Giving radiation to the patient | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Observation after radiation administration | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 14 | Determination of radiation in the patient's body | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Discharge of the patient | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||