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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
TGT 218	RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY	4 + 0	3rd Semester	4

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	This course is given in order to teach the basic oncological principles of cancer, the basic concepts of radiation oncology, the importance of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer using high-energy ionizing radiation, the effects of radiation, the behavior of tumors, and the definition of the methods applied in the treatment of various organ tumors.
Course Content	General Principles in Oncology (What is cancer, formation mechanisms, methods used in cancer diagnosis, classification and treatment plan). The place of radiotherapy in cancer treatment (Aims of radiotherapy, decision of radiotherapy in cancer treatment). External radiotherapy (Radiation and energy, measurement units, devices used in radiotherapy, medium and low energy X-ray devices, telecobalt devices, linear accelerators, simulation devices). Brachytherapy (Interstitial, intercavitary, intraluminal brachytherapy, used radioactive sources). The role and responsibility of the technician in treatment. General Principles in Radiotherapy. Important clinical applications (head and neck, thorax, breast, gynecological, testis, prostate, bladder, rectum, stomach, pancreas, childhood tumors) and new modalities in radiotherapy.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Knows the concept of cancer, recognizes the main principles of treatment selection during cancer treatment, and recognizes the methods used in cancer treatment.
2	Knows the concept of radiotherapy and the side effects caused by radiotherapy.
3	Knows the ways tumors spread and the symptoms and clinical findings caused by cancer.
4	Knows the treatment areas and treatment doses according to the location and stage of cancers.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	4	56
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	1	10
Mid-terms	1	13	13
Final examination	1	25	25
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			104 4

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