Base Knowledge
The student must have knowledge on content from previous curricular units, namely considering concepts on radiobiology, oncology, radiation protection, equipments in radiotherapy, methods and techniques on radiotherapy and dosimetry.
Teaching Methodologies
A Problem-Based Learning approach will be used for this curricular unit. In this context, team-work will be promoted and students must combine knowledge from previous curricular units with recent scientific publications and topics discussed during theoretical-practical lessons, in order to apply them in solving potentially real clinical scenarios.
Learning Results
The student must acquire:
– Knowledge in order to approach different clinical problems related to Radiotherapy, namely regarding imaging for diagnosis, staging and planning, patient positioning, technical procedures for treatment planning (imaging acquisition and clinical dosimetry / treatment planning) and patient treatment.
– Skills to perform an adequate bibliographic research on the a case-problem, and apply all previous acquired knowledge on Radiotherapy to different clinical cases regarding diseases treated on a Radiation Oncology Department.
– Competence on establishing an action plan for a specific patient in a Radiation Oncology Department, regarding all previously acquired knowledge, in order to optimize his/her treatment plan and treatment execution.
Program
Each case-problem will be approached according to different groups of diseases treated in a Radiation Oncology Department:
– Malignant neoplasms of the breast
– Malignant neoplasms of the urinary tract
– Malignant neoplasms of the digestive tract and adnexa
– Malignant neoplasms of the male reproductive system
– Malignant neoplasms of the female reproductive system
– Malignant neoplasms of the respiratory tract
– Malignant neoplasms of head and neck
– Malignant neoplasms of the central nervous system
– Malignant neoplasms in Hematology
– Malignant neoplasms of the skin
– Emergencies in Oncology
For each topic, student must assess the different clinical scenarios according to their previous knowledge, namely regarding radiobiology, radiation protection, handling of radiotherapy equipment, selecting the most adequate imaging method for diagnosis, staging and planning, positioning and immobilisation, target-volume and organs-at-risk definition, treatment planning, quality assurance systems, side-effects related to radiotherapy treatment and its association with systemic therapies. Students should also apply adequate bibliographic research methodologies in order to solve the case-problem.
Curricular Unit Teachers
João Eduardo Casalta LopesInternship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Primary bibliography:
– Halperin E, Wazer D, Perez C, Brady L. Perez & Brady’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology. 7th edition (2018), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). ISBN: 978-1-49-638679-3.
– Tepper JE, Foote RL, Michalski JM. Gunderson & Tepper’s Clinical Radiation Oncology. 5th edition (2020), Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0323672467.
– Hansen EK, Roach III M. Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. 3rd edition, Springer. ISBN: 978-3-319-62642-0.
– Khan FM, Gibbons JP, Sperduto PW. Khan’s Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology. 4th edition (2016), LWW. ISBN: 978-1469889979.
Secondary bibliography:
– Amin MB, et al. (Eds.). AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th edition (2017), Springer. ISBN: 978-3-319-40617-6.
– Guidelines internacionais da National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Disponíveis em https://www.nccn.org
– Guidelines internacionais da European Society for Medical Oncology. Disponíveis em https://www.esmo.org/guidelines
– Recomendações internacionais de diagnóstico, estadiamento e tratamento em Radioncologia / Oncologia Médica.
– Publicações relevantes da área científica.