Radiation Oncology Practice 1 RADT 8110

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

• State the epidemiology of each malignancy.
• State the etiology of each malignancy and relate screening/prevention strategies to these sites.
• Explain the prognostic indicators of each malignancy.
• Apply knowledge of gross and cross sectional anatomy and physiology as well as anatomical landmarks to each malignancy.
• Discuss the natural history of each malignancy.
• Identify the clinical presentation of each malignancy.
• Identify the various detection and diagnostic methods of each malignancy.
• Describe the pathology and staging of each malignancy.
• Describe routes of spread of each malignancy.
• Explain the rationale for using surgery to treat each malignancy specific to stage and pathology of the disease.
• Explain the rationale for using systemic therapy to treat each malignancy specific to stage and pathology of the disease.
• Explain the rationale for using radiation therapy to treat each malignancy specific to stage and pathology of the disease.
• Explain the rationale for using combined modalities to treat each malignancy specific to stage and pathology of the disease.
• Demonstrate an understanding of related disciplines in order to interpret the images/reports of previous medical studies for specific use in the planning and treatment process.
• Interpret protocols for clinical studies and impact on radiation treatment of each malignancy.
• Discuss the emerging technologies relevant to the management of each malignancy.
• Explain the predicted results of each malignancy based on stage and grade.
• Explain the predicted results of each malignancy based on treatment modalities.
• Provide rationale for a suitable technique to treat metastatic disease at a variety of sites.
• Provide rationale for a suitable technique to treat systemic, non-solitary malignancies.
• Justify the use of teletherapy and brachytherapy techniques when used in conjunction.
• Assess the patient factors that may contribute to daily variations.
• Propose a course of action to correct for patient factors that contribute to daily variation.
• Assess the technical factors that may contribute to daily variation.
• Propose corrective action to correct for technical factors that contribute to daily variation.
• Provide rationale based on professional practice for acceptable limits within daily variations.
• Discuss verification techniques to ensure treatment is delivered according to the treatment plan.
• Propose a course of action in the event of an unacceptable variation in the daily set up.
• Discuss corrective action should an error occur in the course of treatment.
• Perform clinical techniques in a virtual environment based on case studies.
• Problem solve in a simulated clinical environment.

Effective as of Winter 2015