STRÅL6300 Protons in Radiotherapy Course description

Gradert karakter A - F

Det benyttes to interne sensorer. Det er knyttet tilsynssensor til utdanningen som evaluerer vurderingsordningene i emnet og studiet som helhet.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can discuss the physical and radiobiological aspects of proton radiation and describe other particle radiation
• can explain accelerator technology and discuss different radiation techniques used in proton therapy
• can assess fixation and imaging in connection with planning proton therapy treatment
• can explain dose planning (dose calculation, dose distribution, robustness and different optimisation techniques) in proton therapy
• can explain which diagnoses/patients will benefit more from proton therapy than photon therapy, with respect to treatment effect and/or radiation-induced normal tissue toxicity
• can analyse professional issues relating to proton therapy
• can explain and assess uncertainties relating to dosage delivery for proton therapy
• can explain quality assurance and control, monitoring and verification of proton therapy
• can explain radiation reactions/side effects and follow-up of patients receiving proton therapy

Skills

The student

• can work independently and optimise proton dose plans when employing different techniques
• can independently assess and analyse any uncertainties relating to treatment planning and proton treatment
• can independently assess the need for adaption and changes during treatment
• can analyse dose distribution for proton plans and apply it when assessing different radiotherapy alternatives (e.g. photons)
• can independently apply radiobiological models for calculating biological effect

General competence

The student

• can communicate independent work and masters the forms of expression used in the field
• can communicate about issues, analyses and conclusions in the field of proton therapy, with patients, next of kin, specialists and the general public
• can interact with members of his/her own professional field and across disciplines when planning radiotherapy
• can actively contribute to the development of national/local guidelines for particle/proton treatment therapy
• can actively contribute to innovation processes and clinical studies

Det anbefales at NOAN6100 gjennomføres og bestås før emnet gjennomføres

Sentrale temaer vil være:

• Vitenskapelige innsikter i andrespråkslæring hos voksne
• Flerspråklighet, språklige reportoarer og transspråking
• Kritisk tenkning og refleksjon rundt språkets innhold og form, og språklig formidling av verdier og holdninger
• Andrespråksdidaktikk
• Veiledning og tilbakemelding; strategier for utvikling av språkkompetanse
• Kjennetegn ved kommunikasjon og språkbruk i ulike kontekster

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours.

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Grade scale A-F.

An external and an internal examiner will assess all exams.