Radiation Oncology/Physics/ASTRO Curriculum
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- ASTRO; 2007 PMID 17674973 -- "ASTRO's 2007 Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents." (Klein EE, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Aug 1;68(5):1276-88.)
| Subject | Hours | References |
|---|---|---|
| Atomic and nuclear structure | 2 | Khan Ch 1, Cherry Ch 2 |
| Production of X-rays, photons, electrons | 2 | Khan Ch 3, Hendee Ch 2 |
| Treatment machines and generators, simulators | 3 | Chan Ch 4&7, Metcalfe Ch 1, Van Dyk Ch 4-7 |
| Radiation interactions | 3 | Khan Ch 5, Metcalfe Ch 2, Cherry Ch 6, Hendee Ch 3 |
| Radiation beam quality and dose | 3 | Khan Ch 7, Hendee Ch 4 |
| Radiation measurement and calibration | 3 | Khan Ch 8, Hendee Ch 5&6 |
| Photons and X-rays | 7 | Khan Ch 11-13, Metcalfe Ch 6 |
| Electrons | 2 | Khan Ch 14, AAPM TG-25/70 |
| External beam QA | 2 | Khan Ch 17, AAPM TG-40 |
| Informatics | 1 | |
| Radiation protection, shielding | 2 | Khan Ch 16, NCRP 151, Thomadsen Ch 10, McGinley |
| Imaging | 4 | Van Dyk Ch 2, Curry Ch 10-16, 19, 20, 22-24, Sprawls |
| 3D-CRT, ICRU, beam-related biology | 3 | Khan&Potish Ch 4, 10, 18-28, ICRU-62 |
| Patient setup and treatment | 2 | Van Dyk Ch 7, Bentel |
| IMRT | 3 | Khan Ch 20, Palta&Mackie, Roeske&Mundt |
| Special procedures (SRS, TBI, etc) | 3 | Khan Ch 21, 18, Metcalfe Ch 5 |
| Brachytherapy | 6 | Khan Ch 22-24, Thomadsen Ch 28-33, 41-49 |
| Radiopharmaceuticals | 2 | Khan Ch 15, Cherry Ch 5, Thomadsen Ch 11 |
| Hyperthermia | 1 | Hall Ch 28 |
| Particle therapy | 1 | Van Dyk Ch 20-21 |
| Total | 55 |