Course Description
DOS 523 covers topics related to treatment planning techniques. This course builds on didactic material covered in courses such as Radiation Physics and clinical Oncology and applies the material to the clinical setting.
Assessment
Weekly readings of text book The Physics of Radiation therapy (Kahn 5th ed.) were assigned along with supplemental notes, lectures, and videos. Assessment of comprehension and progress in this course took the form of weekly discussions, quizzes, and a final project.
-Course discussions:
Each week students answered a topic question and replied to each other's posts. Friendly discussion and debate added depth to our weekly study materials and readings. Take a look at my discussion posts by clicking the links below:
-Heterogeneity correction project-Our final project required us to produce a treatment plan and apply homogeneity and heterogeneity corrections and record our findings. Click here to seen an example.
Self-Reflection
The new knowledge and skills I gained during this course were...
This course has helped me become more familiar with the treatment planning process. It has functioned as a companion course to my Clinic I internship and has elaborated on Clinic I topics.
The new knowledge and skills will benefit me by...
This course has been an application of the topics covered in other didactic courses. It has helped to develop my understanding of the clinical components of treatment planning.
I struggle with...
There are many different components to treatment planning and in depth study is necessary to become familiar with all aspects of treatment planning. Topics I'm less familiar with are those that involve treatments I'm not currently working on in clinic. In the future as I develop IMRT plans I hope to become more familiar with the IMRT planning process.
I feel pretty good about...
Treatment planning is an interesting topic to me and I enjoy in depth study on this topic. I feel I've learned a lot this semester about treatment planning and I look forward to building on my knowledge base and learning more.
Other reflective thoughts...
The heterogeneity correction project was a good learning experience me. Prior to our assignment my clinical preceptor showed me the difference between a heterogeneity and homogeneity corrected plan. This exercise has helped me to understand the importance of accuracy in treatment planning.
DOS 523 covers topics related to treatment planning techniques. This course builds on didactic material covered in courses such as Radiation Physics and clinical Oncology and applies the material to the clinical setting.
Assessment
Weekly readings of text book The Physics of Radiation therapy (Kahn 5th ed.) were assigned along with supplemental notes, lectures, and videos. Assessment of comprehension and progress in this course took the form of weekly discussions, quizzes, and a final project.
-Course discussions:
Each week students answered a topic question and replied to each other's posts. Friendly discussion and debate added depth to our weekly study materials and readings. Take a look at my discussion posts by clicking the links below:
- Week 1 discussion: PTV and planning
- Week 2 discussion: Homogeniety correction
- Week 3 discussion: Electron Shielding
-Heterogeneity correction project-Our final project required us to produce a treatment plan and apply homogeneity and heterogeneity corrections and record our findings. Click here to seen an example.
Self-Reflection
The new knowledge and skills I gained during this course were...
This course has helped me become more familiar with the treatment planning process. It has functioned as a companion course to my Clinic I internship and has elaborated on Clinic I topics.
The new knowledge and skills will benefit me by...
This course has been an application of the topics covered in other didactic courses. It has helped to develop my understanding of the clinical components of treatment planning.
I struggle with...
There are many different components to treatment planning and in depth study is necessary to become familiar with all aspects of treatment planning. Topics I'm less familiar with are those that involve treatments I'm not currently working on in clinic. In the future as I develop IMRT plans I hope to become more familiar with the IMRT planning process.
I feel pretty good about...
Treatment planning is an interesting topic to me and I enjoy in depth study on this topic. I feel I've learned a lot this semester about treatment planning and I look forward to building on my knowledge base and learning more.
Other reflective thoughts...
The heterogeneity correction project was a good learning experience me. Prior to our assignment my clinical preceptor showed me the difference between a heterogeneity and homogeneity corrected plan. This exercise has helped me to understand the importance of accuracy in treatment planning.