CSB094 Radiation Therapy Planning 4
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| Unit code: | CSB094 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | CSB091 and CSB092 and CSB093 and CSH059 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,488 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | CSB094 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | CSB091 and CSB092 and CSB093 and CSH059 |
| Coordinator: | Julie Burbery | julie.burbery@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Previous treatment planning units have provided knowledge and experience with a wide range of planning techniques encompassing the relatively simple to highly complex procedures and tumour sites. This unit builds on the planning experience gained in Semester 1, to concentrate on the application of more complex techniques and technology. Previous work on plan evaluation will be developed to allow application to complex planning scenarios and you will be encouraged to integrate feedback from previous plan evaluations and support your work with critical appraisal of the evidence base. This unit aims to stimulate your interest in advanced planning technologies as well as providing you with an overview of current and future avenues of research.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Evaluate underpinning theory and application of advanced planning technologies (MRPBA Domains 1.1a, 1.1c, 1.3c, 1.3d, 1C.1a, 1C.3a, 1C.3b, 1C.3c, 1C.3d, 1C.3e, 4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1d, 5.1b, 5.1c)
- Evaluate the impact of advanced planning techniques and technologies on the patient. (MRPBA Domains 1C.3a, 1C.3b, 1C.3c, 1C.3d, 1C.3e)
- Apply critical thinking and appraisal skills to a wide range of current literature. (MRPBA Domains 4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1c, 4.1d)
- Select appropriate methods of enquiry to gather and effectively utilise literature to support a logical argument in an academic piece of writing. (MRPBA Domains 4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1c, 4.1d)
Content
. IMRT & VMAT & QA & DCAT
. Advanced Contouring
. Biological dose optimisation and evaluation.
. Stereotactic planning
. Managing organ motion and advanced immobilisation techniques
. Adaptive radiation therapy
. Planning comparison approaches
. Brachytherapy
The learning outcomes address elements of the domains for the professional capabilities for medical radiation practice for the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA). Each learning outcome is mapped to the relevant professional capability as demonstrated below.
Learning Approaches
This unit adopts a blended delivery process which integrates face to face learning experiences with enriched software virtual environments in a simulation laboratory, for example, computer laboratory practicals utilising treatment planning software for Pinnacle and Monaco treatment planning systems. The practical sessions will utilize the treatment planning systems to provide you with the opportunity to develop authentic practical planning skills.
The lectures will introduce you to key concepts relating to the principles and practice of complex computer treatment planning. These will be complemented with practical sessions to consolidate your understanding. The practicals will use the treatment planning systems to provide you with the opportunity to experiment with advanced planning scenarios in a simulated environment. Problem-based learning will challenge you to apply your knowledge and understanding to realistic clinical situations utilising complex planning techniques.
Specific learning materials including suggested reading, links to relevant internet sites and other electronic resources will be located on Canvas. You will be required to use Canvas to submit your written assessments. The assessments for this unit are designed to ensure maximum understanding of the content as well as development of critical appraisal skills and it is important that you recognise the role of assessment in your learning.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback is provided throughout the Semester, where work is reviewed and assessed. Feedback will aim to provide students with suggestions for further development of academic skills as well as suggestions for further study where appropriate.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks will require you to provide evidence of your knowledge, skills and application of complex treatment planning concepts of Radiation Therapy, in a variety of formats, which are aligned with the learning outcomes of the unit and course.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Plan Comparison
As a radiation therapist you will be required to produce a clinically acceptable complex plan for a cancer patient and critically evaluate the plan to justify the suitability to the Radiation Oncologist.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Examination (written)
Written examination to assess knowledge of advanced treatment planning topics.Short answer questions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Khan, F. M., Gibbons, J. P., Jr, & Sperduto, P. W. (2016). Khan's treatment planning in radiation oncology (Fourth ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Khan, F., Gibbons, J.P. (2014). The Physics of Radiation Therapy (5th ed.) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Meyer, J. 2011. IMRT, IGRT, SBRT: advances in the treatment planning and delivery of radiotherapy (2nd revised and extended edition).
Nishimura,Y., Komaki, R.(2015), Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: Clinical Evidence and Techniques. Springer, Springer Japan. ISBN: 4431554858
Timmerman and Xing. 2010. Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Xia, P.,Godley, A., Shah, Chirag., Videtic, G.M.M., Suh, J.(2018). Strategies for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning. Springer Publishing Company. EBOOK ISBN: 9780826122674
Reference book(s)
A range of literature from journals including:
1. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
2 Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
3. Medical Dosimetry
4. Radiotherapy and Oncology
5. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS)
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. (1993). Prescribing, Recording and Reporting Photon Beam Therapy (ICRU Report 50).
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. (1999). Prescribing, Recording and Reporting Photon Beam Therapy. Supplement to ICRU Report 50. (ICRU Report 62).
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. (2010). Prescribing, Recording and Reporting Photon-Beam Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (ICRU Report 83).
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
MRPBA Professional Capabilities 2020
Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner
Domain 1C: Radiation therapist
Relates to: ULO1
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2
Domain 4: Evidence-informed practitioner
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, ULO4
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, ULO4
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, ULO4
Domain 5: Radiation safety and risk manager
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.CS49 Bachelor of Radiation Therapy
- Treatment Planning
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Critical thinking (analyse, interpret, evaluate)
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Problem solving as independent health practitioners
Relates to: Plan Comparison - Research skills and methods
Relates to: Plan Comparison - Treatment Planning
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - QA procedures and risk management
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Radiation safety and quality
Relates to: Plan Comparison
CS50 Bachelor of Radiation Therapy (Honours)
- Treatment Planning
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Critical thinking (analyse, interpret, evaluate, synthesise)
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Problem solving as independent health practitioners
Relates to: Plan Comparison - Research appraisal and critique skills
Relates to: Plan Comparison - Treatment Planning
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - QA procedures and risk management
Relates to: Plan Comparison, Examination (written) - Radiation safety and quality
Relates to: Plan Comparison