COURSE OUTLINE

Schedule of Courses for 2008

Month	Dates	Courses
January 2008	19-20	Oral Physics Review Course
March 2008	1-2	Oral Physics Review Course
May 2008	10-11	Oral Physics Review Course

Schedule is subject to change depending on minimum class size requirements met. Please do not book airline until course confirmation is received after application is submitted.

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Day 1

1.Treatment Machines/Simulators

• Acceptance testing
• Commissioning beam data
• Beam calibration
• Quality assurance

2. Radiation Measurements/Detectors

• Ion chambers
• Film
• TLD
• Diodes

3. Clinical Treatment Planning – Photon Beam Therapy

• Site-oriented techniques
• Isodose distributions
• Inhomogeneity corrections

4. Clinical Electron Beam Therapy

• Shaped fields
• Field matching
• Internal shielding

5. Brachytherapy

• Interstitial dose calculation
• Intracavitary dose calculation
• High-dose rate
• Source assay
• Quality assurance

6. Radiation Safety/Hazards

• Shielding calculations
• Radioactive material shipment
• Brachytherapy procedures
• Regulatory standards

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Day 2

7. Special Techniques

• Total body irradiation
• Total skin electron therapy
• Small field/radiosurgery
• IORT

8. Treatment Planning Computer Systems

• Acceptance testing
• Dose calc. algorithms
• Quality assurance

9. Imaging

• Principles
• Fluoroscopy
• CT Based
• MRI
• Therapy Imaging
• Testing

10. Mock Oral Exams

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The course will cover all materials as presented on the most recent ABR & ABMP outlines. Exam questions will come from a compilation of resources.