Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in physics, professional focus in medical radiophysics | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Advanced courses in medical physics.
In-depth course detailing the concepts involved in radiotherapy treatment planning.
This includes:
- the description of the theoretical aspects as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the main dose calculation algorithms used to perform the dosimetry of patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment.
- the definition of target volumes (GTV, CTV, and PTV) as well as an in-depth teaching of the calculation of safety margins (more precisely of the PTV)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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Provide theoretical training for the medical radiophysicist in the field of radiotherapy treatment planning.
At the end of this teaching, the student will be able to
- critically analyze dose distributions calculated as a function of the location in the patient and the algorithm used
- accurately calculate PTV margins
- adequately position the role of the physicist in the treatment planning process
See french version
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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Course "PHYS0952: Basic physics problems related to medical radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine - dosimetry part" of the Bloc 1 master in physics or equivalent course
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Theoretical course illustrated with practical examples.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
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Ex-cathedra and participatory face-to-face courses. An offer of online courses will be planned.
However, it is important that the people participating in the course are physically present for the practical exercises. This will be clarified by the teacher during the first lesson
Course materials and recommended or required readings
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Depending on the lecturer and subject, slides or course notes are downloadable or distributed to students.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
The final grade is the average of the grades of each component.
Closed notebook oral exam with open notebook preparation.
Additional explanations: The course is the subject of an oral examination with a written part. This exam determines the final score.
If this is impossible due to the health situation, the examination will only be oral (with preparation) and will be done by videoconference.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Q1 - The courses are given on the Woluwe site of UCLouvain as well as on the Gasthuisberg site of KU Leuven.
Exam in January
Please note: all courses are given exclusively in English
Course notes are provided via the digital platforms used by UCLouvain (Microsoft Teams and / or Moodle)
Contacts
Edmond Sterpin
edmond.sterpin@uclouvain.be
Molecular Imaging, Radiotherapy and Oncology (MIRO)
Avenue Hippocrate 54, Bte B1.54.07
1200 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel: +32(0)27649526
Cell: +32474259910