Radiation Oncology Physics

Category 2: Patient-related measurements

• External beam planning and simulation: clinical treatment plans, identification of target volumes and organs at risk and respective doses, plan evaluation and optimization, use of beam modifiers.
• Use of CBCT, MRI, PET and other modalities for treatment planning
• Photon and Electron plan calculation algorithms, dose calculations, beam characteristics and modelling, heterogeneity and extended distance corrections and MU calculations.
• Brachytherapy (HDR, LDR) clinical plans, source characteristics, treatment applicators, dose calculation methods, treatment volumes and target/organ doses, concept of D90, CTVhr for cervical cancer.
• Measurements for 4D, IMRT, VMAT plans, electron plans
• Special procedures (e.g. SRS, SBRT, TBI, TSET).