Learning outcomes
By the end of this course participants should be able to:
- Build a team to implement and practice SRS, SRT and SBRT
- Understand the technical and physical requirements for SRS, SRT and SBRT
- Know the clinical rationale of SRS, SRT and SBRT and their limitations
- Understand the radiobiological basis of very high fraction doses
- Know the details of indication, practice and outcome of SBRT for early stage NSCLC
- Know the current clinical evidence for SRS, SRT and SBRT in the various clinical indications
Course content
The online course will consist of six modules:
- Module 1: General aspects of SBRT
- Module 2: SBRT for Stage I NSCLC
- Module 3: SBRT for primary prostate cancer
- Module 4: SBRT for pancreatic cancer
- Module 5: SBRT for oligometastatic NSCLC
- Module 6: SRS for brain metastases
Each module will put into focus a specific clinical case and will present challenges and solutions from a clinical, medical physics and also RTT perspective.
The covered topics will be:
- General aspects of SBRT
- What defines SBRT from a clinical and medical physics perspective?
- Dose and fractionation in SBRT and dose reporting based on ICRU 91
- Quality assurance and safety in SBRT
- SBRT for stage I NSCLC
- Current evidence and developments for SBRT in stage I NSCLC
- IGRT for targets with breathing motion
- SBRT for primary prostate cancer
- Current evidence for SBRT in primary treatment for prostate cancer
- IGRT for targets w/o breathing motion
- SBRT for pancreatic cancer
- Current evidence for SBRT in pancreatic cancer
- MRI-guided SBRT
- SBRT for oligometastatic NSCLC
- Current evidence for SBRT or local Tx in general in OMD
- SBRT treatment planning
- SRS for brain metastases
- Overview of SRS for treatment of brain metastases
- Split-up sessions by profession
Prerequisites
Before commencing this course participant should:
- Know the basics of image-guided radiotherapy
- Have experience and knowledge of advanced radiotherapy treatment planning
- Have a basic understanding of radiobiological modelling.
Teaching methods
- 12 hours of lectures
- 4 hours of practical case discussions
Methods of assessment
Course structure
Each module will consist of:
A 2-hour general lecture:
10 min
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Presentation of a clinical case example
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5 min
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Q&A
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45 min
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Clinical aspects of SBRT
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5 min
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Q&A
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45 min
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Medical physics (and RTT) aspects of SBRT
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10 min
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Q&A
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During each lecture, participants will be able to discuss planning and contouring on specific clinical cases.
A 1-hour practical session, which will take place 1.5 weeks after:
15 min
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Summary of the general lecture
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15 min
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Presentation of benchmark case: contours and plan
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15 min
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Presentation of variation between participants
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15 min
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Q&A
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NB Module 1 will not include a practical session.