Radiation Oncology

The Radiation Oncology course provides an overview of:
– Radiobiological and physical principles of radiation oncology
– Technical innovation in precision radiotherapy
– The route of the radiotherapy patient – via diagnosis, imaging and treatment planning – to therapy.

Topics that will be addressed include: effects of irradiation on the DNA and on cellular biology; radiation response of tumors 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 tumors; quality of life and late effects. 

New and exciting developments in radiation oncology will be addressed. Next to lectures of experts in the field, the course encompasses three practical trainings:
– The radiobiology laboratory
– Computer-based target volume delineation 
– Patient treatment simulation on a linear accelerator.