Radiotherapy and Radiation Physics
- Course Code
- BP5501
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Mr G Robertson
Pre-requisites
Notes
Restricted to students taking one of the four BMP PgT programmes.Overview
Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of radiotherapy physics including radiobiology of radiotherapy treatment, charged particle therapy, disometry, treatment planning, brachytherapy, radiotherapy equipment, quality assurance, safety and radiation protection in radiotherapy. Clinical attachments/demonstrations in CT treatment planning, gynaecological brachytherapy, megavoltage beam data acquisition and linear accelerator QA.
Structure
36 one-hour lectures over half-session; 4 practicals/demonstrations.
Assessment
1 one-hour written examination (67%); continuous assessment (33%).