Health Professions of Technical Sciences (diagnostic)

Program for the academic year 2025/2026 Introduction Lessons n.1 Time 2h Description of Radiotherapy, areas of expertise, and clinical objectives General concepts of Radiotherapy Lessons n.2 Time 2h Ionizing Radiation The Interaction of X-rays with Matter: Photoelectric, Compton, Pair Production effects LET-EBR Direct and indirect action Lessons n.3 Time 2h New evidence of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter Radiosensitivity of cells and tissues / ratio Rationale for dose fractionation The 5 “R”s Types of fractionation Lessons n.4 Time 2h Damage caused by radiotherapy: acute and chronic, stochastic and deterministic Types of cell damage and damage repair. Radiotherapy techniques Lessons n.5 Time 2h 3DEBRT IMRT WAT Tomotherapy Lessons n.6 Time 2h Brachytherapy Particle radiotherapy IORT IGRT Adaptive radiotherapy Organizational aspects and clinical risk Lessons n.7 Time 2h The radiotherapy department Professional figures involved Staff duties Lessons n.8. Time 2h What is meant by clinical risk in Radiotherapy FMEA Clinical audit Burnout phenomenon in radiotherapy Radiological risk and radiation protection Lessons n.9 Time 2h DL 101 Lessons n.10 Time 2h Risk classes for exposed workers Principles of radiation protection

Radioterapia oncologica - Nuove strategie di Donato - Ramella - Tombolini - Valentini