Curriculum Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy

This teaching unit is divided into five hybrid (online/onsite) sessions. The first four sessions will focus on the clinical use of IGART, where within each meeting we will focus on a different body part. After the first four sessions, the central part of the IGART-module takes place: the Hands-On Course.

This is an intensive week, in which various departments are visited. Interactive teaching sessions, focused on practical clinical situations, are an important part of the hands-on module and various experts from renowned RT departments will share their experience in IGRT. Clinical experts will discuss the different IGART-approaches for various clinical sites, including head-and-neck, lung, breast, and prostate cancer treatments. The core parts of the module are practical hands-on sessions for the participants and demonstrations by experienced users. Participants will use and interpret various IGART-systems and workflows, including 4D motion management techniques, and online adaptive strategies like MRlinac and Ethos. For the Hands-On Course participant have to travel to the Netherlands (Haarlem) to participate in the one-week hands-on module (can also be followed standalone).

After the HOC week, the fifth and final meeting will take place. This meeting is dedicated to a processing assignment following up on the IGART-HOC, in which various IGART-solutions (kV-CBCT, Stereoscopic and triggered imaging, CyberKnife, Ethos, Gammaknife, MRI accelerator, Viewray, in-room CT on rails) will be discussed.

Teams is used for the hybrid sessions.

Organizers and teachers

The module is organized by the Inholland Academy and the Inholland University Medical Technology research group. The module director is Monica Buijs. The teaching faculty consists of lecturers from Inholland, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, medical engineers, and RTTs from various centers in The Netherlands.

Details

For this module, you must have the opportunity to carry out practical assignments. You can follow this module as an elective module within the entire Master's program in Medical Imaging/Radiation Oncology. As a result, you broaden your knowledge in the field of modern radiotherapy treatment methods without having to follow a complete training.