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Course: Radiation Oncology 1

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Course title Radiation Oncology 1
Course code RAM/RDA62
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klementová Yvona, MUDr.
Course content
1. The field of oncology, oncology care in the Czech Rep. 2. The nature of tumour growth, theory of cancerogenesis 3. Types of tumours, classification 4. TNM classification 5. History and development of RT 6. Strategy and care tactics 7. Radical and palliative RT 8. Non-cancer RT 9. X-ray RT 10. Characteristics of megavoltage therapy 11. Comparison of effects between megavoltage and x-ray therapy 12. Sources of high-energy radiation - ionising irradiation 13. Sources of high-energy radiation - accelerators 14. Using accelerated particles in RT 15. Protons, neutrons, characteristics, use

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Students are introduced to the basic techniques of ionizing radiation therapy ranging from preparing the radiation treatment plan and choosing the irradiation conditions, methods of radiation targeting and reproduction to radiation techniques.
Student students know the techniques of radiation, therapeutical devices for tumor treatment and brachytherapy.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

100% attendance in seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Dobbs, J., Barrett, A., Ash, D. Praktická plánování radioterapie.
  • Hušák, V.a kol. (2009). Radiační ochrana pro radiologické asistenty. UP Olomouc.
  • Klener, P. (2002). Klinická onkologie. Praha: Galén.
  • Macháček, J., Ćwiertka, K. (1996). Základy radiační a klinické onkologie. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Petera, J. Brachyradioterapie.
  • Spurný, V., Šlampa. Moderní radioterapeutické metody.
  • Šlampa, P., Petera, J. Radiační onkologie.
  • Šlampa P. a kol. (2014). Radiační onkologie v praxi. Brno.
  • Zámečník, J. (1982). Radioterapie. Avicenum, Praha.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025