Table 1.

Seminar series “Radiation Oncology” at the Technical University of Munich

	Subject of the seminar	Main content; 45 min each	Implementation
1	Radiation biology	Definition of energy dose and radiation effects in cells	PowerPoint lecture given by radiation biologist
		Four R’s of radiotherapy, therapeutic breadth
		Time scale of radiation effects in normal and tumor cells	Tour of the laboratory of radiation biology
		Assays to measure radiation effects
2	Oncological informed consent discussion	Basics in conducting sensitive oncological conversations	Lecture given by a radiation oncologist
		Procedure and implementation of clarification talks
		Indication, effects, and side effects of radiation therapy	Presentation and discussion of an information sheet for patients
		Legal aspects of clarification talks
3	Radiation therapy process and linear accelerator	Implementation of the planning CT and patient positioning	Lecture given by a radiation oncologist
		Target volume definitions and consideration of organs at risk
		Structure and functionality of linear accelerators	Brief demonstration of the linear accelerator and an irradiation session
		The process of a radiation therapy session, image guidance
4	Treatment planning	Physical basics and properties of different therapeutic radiation	PowerPoint lecture given by a radiation physicist
		Important physical parameters in radiation therapy
		Presentation of radiation plans and dose–volume histograms	Presentation of radiation plans and DVHs using radiation software
		Irradiation techniques (3D-RT, IMRT, IGRT)
5	Brachytherapy	Different emitters and physical properties (LDR, HDR)	PowerPoint lecture given by a radiation oncologist
		Different methods of application of brachytherapy
		Indication, planning, and implementation of brachytherapy	Tour of the premises and demonstration of brachytherapy equipment
		Special aspects of radiation protection