Case Studies in Radiotherapy

The student must acquire:
– Knowledge to approach different clinical situations about Radiotherapy, from image acquisition for planning to the
end of treatment of a patient in a Radiation Oncology Department.
– Skills to apply the previously acquired knowledge to clinical cases of different pathologies that are treated in a
Radiation Oncology Department.
– Competence to identify the most adequate plan for the treatment of a specific clinic situation, considering the
knowledge that was learned in the unit of Clinical dosimetry as well as to identify the necessary changes to a
treatment plan.

Clinical cases will be presented according to the following topics:
– Breast cancer
– Gynaecological cancer
– Digestive tract cancer
– Urinary system cancer
– Respiratory system cancer
– Head and neck cancer
– Central nervous system cancer
– Hematologic malignancies
– Cutaneous neoplasms
– Endocrine cancer
– Bone and soft tissue cancer
– Paediatric neoplasms
– Emergencies in Oncology
For each topic, the student should assess the different clinical situation regarding the previously acquired
knowledge, namely in what regards radiobiology, radioprotection, equipment handling, imaging selection for
planning purposes, positioning and immobilization, target-volumes and volumes-at-risk, treatment planning, quality
assurance systems, treatment side effects and radiotherapy with concomitant chemotherapy.

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