Table 2.
A representative sample of an E-program: “Basic radiophysics and radiotherapy for residents in oncology”
| Educational Field | |
| Radiotherapy | |
| Educational sub-field | |
| Basic radiotherapy | |
| Program | |
| Basic radiophysics and radiotherapy for residents in oncology | |
| Modules arranged in themes | |
| Radiation physics | |
| Radiation and atoms | Radiation from radioactive decay and artificial radiation |
| Interactions between radiation and materials | Contrast, kV vs. MV |
| Accelerators | Equipment for radiation therapy with low energy X-rays |
| The photon radiation field | Measuring radiation doses |
| Questions in radiological physics | History of Radiotherapy |
| Computed tomography in radiation therapy | Course seminar no 1 |
| Treatment planning and fractionation | |
| Biologically Effective Dose | Target |
| Immobilisation Aids | Patient positioning |
| External radiotherapy techniques | Dose verification in clinical practice |
| Treatment Planning | Dose-volume histograms (DVH) |
| History of ICRU and Radiotherapy | PET in Radiotherapy |
| Palliative Radiotherapy | Introduction to brachytherapy |
| Course seminar no 2 | |
| Optimisation | |
| Gold Anchor | Optimisation |
| Late complications and RTOG-score | Secondary cancers in radiotherapy |
| Re-irradiation | Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) |
| Proton treatment | Radiation risks for personnel and the public |
| Radiation protection for external radiation therapy | Course seminar no 3 |
| Groups | |
| Duration: 9 month part-time, corresponding to 9 ECTS | |
| 2–3 groups/year | |
| 6 tutors/group | |
| 3–4 seminars/group | |
| Example: Group nr. 28. Jan.–Sept. 2014 | |
| 12 trainees: Lund 3, Stockholm 3, Kalmar 2, Göteborg 1, Jönköping 1, Sundsvall 1, Umeå 1 | |
| 3 seminar days in March, May and Sept., 2014 | |