Medical Physics and Technology for Radiation Oncologists Online Course 2018

Medical Physics and Technology for Radiation Oncologists Online Course is organized by University of Heidelberg and will be held during May 14 - Jun 14, 2018.

Course Description:
From imaging and radiation planning to treatment techniques, the Medical Physics and Technology course for radio- oncologists brings physicians closer to the physical and technical foundations. In addition, the treatment techniques are physically presented by a physicist as well as from a medical perspective by a physician.

The following contents are taught in the course:
• Imaging: an overview
• Dosimetry
• Optimization
• Dose calculation
• Biological treatment planning
• Basics of 3D image segmentation, visualization and correlation
• Modern device technology
• Image guided radiotherapy
• Molecular imaging
• Inverse planning, IMRT, with internship
• Radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy
• Quality management in radiotherapy
• Proton and heavy ion therapy and their clinical application
• From Linac to Cyberknife
• Brachytherapy
• TomoTherapy
• CyberKnife
• MR-guided radiotherapy
• Image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy
• Particle Therapy (1 UE)

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.