MEDF516 Treatment Planning and Clinical Practice

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
HEALTH PHYSICS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code MEDF516
Name Treatment Planning and Clinical Practice
Term 2025-2026 Academic Year
Term Spring
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 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 Instructor Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HASAN SUAT ARSLANTAŞ (Bahar) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

To teach the use and clinical applications of computerized treatment planning according to systems in cancer therapy.

Course Content

Introduction to Treatment Planning, Lung Cancers, Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers, Gynecological Cancers, Sarcomas, Genitourinary Cancers, Lymphomas, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Childhood Tumors, Brain Tumors, Leukemia, Palliative Treatments, Benign Tumors, Skin Cancers

Course Precondition

No prerequisites

Resources

The Physics of Radiation Therapy, Faiz M. Khan Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists, Ervin B. Podgorsak

Notes

Internet Research


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 They learn about treatment planning systems.
LO02 They learn about electron beam therapy.
LO03 They learn about intensity-modulated radiotherapy treatment.
LO04 They learn patient positioning and immobilization techniques.
LO05 They learn about whole-body irradiation methods.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Learn the basics of the field 2
PLO02 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği To be able to set up an experimental setup and work in the laboratory. 2
PLO03 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Being able to prepare a project proposal on your own
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik be able to plan an experimental research 1
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik To report the results of the research
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To be able to interpret research findings 1
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To have an analytical thinking mechanism related to the field, To reach reliable information, To be able to create and write a research project, To be able to work and research in accordance with ethical values.
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To be able to systematically transfer the theoretical knowledge he has researched to the audience. To transfer the acquired knowledge to the public effectively
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To have a scientific thinking systematic in relation to their profession 2
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği To learn how to plan research 2


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to treatment planning The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Lung Cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Breast Cancer The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Head-neck Cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Gynecological Cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 sarcomas The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Genitourinary Cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Before the exam, The relevant section is read from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev
9 lymphomas The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Gastrointestinal Cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Childhood tumors The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 brain tumors The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Leukemia The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Palliative treatments The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma
15 Benign tumors and skin cancers The relevant section is read from the sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Before the exam, The relevant section is read from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev
17 Term Exams Before the exam, The relevant section is read from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev


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 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload (Hour) 104
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,16
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 21.01.2026 03:30