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The Radiation Oncology course provides an overview of:
– Biological and physical principles of radiation oncology.
– Clinical applications of radiotherapy.
– Current state-of-the-art developments in the radiation oncology field.
Topics that will be covered during the course 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 brain cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and gynecological cancers; new and exciting developments in radiation oncology.
The course will include lectures of experts in the field, visits to the radiobiology lab and the clinic, as well as practical trainings, including:
– Computer-based target volume delineation.
– Patient treatment simulation on a linear accelerator.
– Research in the virtual radiobiology laboratory.
