“radiation oncology 101” for the htm service professional
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“RADIATION ONCOLOGY 101” FOR THE HTM SERVICE PROFESSIONAL
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THIS TREATMENT
THERAPY? Cancer disease and palliative care
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment Planning
Treatment delivery
CLINICAL STAFF IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Radiation Oncologist
Radiation Therapist
Physics Team – Physicist and Dosimetrest
Nursing and Healing Team
Other Support Teams
SIMULATION AND PLANNING
CT Simulator
Treatment Planning
TREATMENT DELIVERY
Linear Accelerator
Cyberknife
Tomotherapy
TREATMENT DELIVERY
Gamma Knife
Superficial
High Dose Remote Afterloading
“SHAPING THE BEAM”
Collimation
Multi-Leaf Collimation
SHIELDING AND THE VAULT
High Density Concrete
Lead and Steel
Maze and Door types
