1. “RADIATION ONCOLOGY 101” FOR THE HTM SERVICE PROFESSIONAL

2. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THIS TREATMENT THERAPY?
Cancer disease and palliative care
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment Planning
Treatment delivery

3. CLINICAL STAFF IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Radiation Oncologist
Radiation Therapist
Physics Team – Physicist and Dosimetrest
Nursing and Healing Team
Other Support Teams

4. SIMULATION AND PLANNING
CT Simulator
Treatment Planning

5. TREATMENT DELIVERY
Linear Accelerator
Cyberknife
Tomotherapy

6. TREATMENT DELIVERY Gamma Knife Superficial
High Dose Remote Afterloading

8. “SHAPING THE BEAM”
Collimation
Multi-Leaf Collimation

9. SHIELDING AND THE VAULT
High Density Concrete
Lead and Steel
Maze and Door types