The course provides an overview of (1) radiobiological and physical principles of radiation oncology, (2) technical innovation in precision radiotherapy, and (3) the route of the radiotherapy patient – via diagnosis, imaging and treatment planning – to therapy.
Cancer Center Amsterdam
The course provides an overview of (1) radiobiological and physical principles of radiation oncology, (2) technical innovation in precision radiotherapy, and (3) the route of the radiotherapy patient – via diagnosis, imaging and treatment planning – to therapy.
Topics that will be addressed: effects of irradiation on the DNA and on cellular biology; radiation response of tumours and normal tissues; physics of modern conformal radiotherapy; imaging; treatment planning; fractionation and hypofractionation; particle irradiation; image-guided radiotherapy; brachytherapy; combination treatment with chemotherapy and targeted agents, hyperthermia and immunotherapy; treatment of breast cancer, lung cancer, gynaecological and head & neck tumours; quality of life and late effects. New and exciting developments in radiation oncology will be addressed. The course encompasses three practical trainings: (1) the radiobiology laboratory (2) computer-based target volume delineation (3) patient treatment simulation on a linear accelerator.
Registration deadline: May 9, 2022
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Location: | AMC and NKI |
Costs: | Free of charge for OOA/CCA PhD students |
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Contact | Esther Ruhé (e.ruhe@amsterdamumc.nl) |
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