2D to 3D to External Beam Radiotherapy
This curriculum creates a virtual classroom environment allowing lively interaction, practical document-sharing, real-time questions, and follow-up over the course of 12 - 25 weeks. Our educators are some of the world's top professionals, hailing from a consortium of academic universities in the United States.
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This program supports clinics that recently transitioned from 2D to 3D external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), are currently transitioning to 3D EBRT, or are planning to implement 3D EBRT soon. This program is designed for a multi-disciplinary audience of Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Dosimetrists, Therapists, and Residents. We cover major concepts relating to acceptance, commissioning, simulation, written planning directives, 3D conformal radiotherapy planning, IGRT, documentation, workflow, treatment delivery, and reviewing portal images.
Participants gain access to tools, resources, and documents to ensure an organized and high-quality 3D EBRT practice, and the program includes opportunities to practice 3D contouring and conformal treatment planning. Finally, this program teaches vital pearls related to quality assurance, covering practical topics such as plan 2nd check, chart rounds, peer review, and establishing a culture of continuous improvement.
Lead Educators
Dr. Shada Ramahi
Dr. Piotr Dubrowski
Curriculum Outline
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Grand Opening: Overview of transitioning from 2D to 3D EBRT
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Acceptance and Commissioning, Strategy, Capabilities, and Planning
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Patient positioning and fixation
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Importing CTs, Creating Structure sets
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Prescribing and Reporting (ICRU 50/62) and Written Planning Directives
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Basic 3D Conformal planning and introduction to plan interpretation:
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Advanced 3D Planning Methods
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IGRT: guidelines for matching/alignment, methods and workflows
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Clinics share their current documentation and clinic workflows
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Clinics share revised documentation and clinic workflows
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IGRT: Clinics share overview, photos, and/or videos of current set-ups
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Reviewing Portal Images (Practical Basic cases)
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Contouring: Introduction to ProKnow and Instructions for uploading cases
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Contouring Training Cases with ProKnow: Cervical Cancer
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Contouring Training Cases with ProKnow: Breast
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Evaluating normal tissue constraints and plans for treatment
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External Beam QA program review
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Example Session with Chart Rounds and Peer Review
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Panel review of HW assignments
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External Calibration Audit
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Morning QA with IGRT verification / Couch shifts with RTT
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2nd Check software
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Treatment Delivery
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Reviewing Portal Images (Practical, Advanced/Difficult Cases)
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Working through challenges
Videos
Grand Opening: Overview of transitioning from 2D to 3D EBRT
Piotr Dubrowski, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Layth Mula-Hassain, MB ChB, MSc, EF.
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Stanford University
Acceptance and Commissioning, Strategy, Capabilities, and Planning
Patient positioning and fixation
Ryan Mosher
Radiation Therapist
University of California, San Diego
Importing CTs, Creating Structure sets
Justus Adamson, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Duke University
Prescribing and Reporting (ICRU 50/62)
and Written Planning Directives
Shada Wadi-Ramahi, PhD
Medical Physicist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Basic 3D Conformal planning and introduction to plan interpretation
Shada Wadi-Ramahi, PhD
Medical Physicist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Advanced 3D Planning Methods
Shada Wadi-Ramahi, PhD
Medical Physicist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
IGRT: guidelines for matching/alignment, methods and workflows
Justus Adamson, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Duke University
Clinics Share Documents and Clinic Workflow
Justus Adamson, Ph.D
Piotr Dubrowski, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Medical Physicist
Duke University
Stanford University
IGRT: Clinics share overview, photos, and/or videos of current set-ups
John Michael Briceño, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Elekta
Reviewing Portal Images
(Practical Basic cases)
Chika Nwachukwu, MD
Radiation Oncologist
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Contouring: Introduction to ProKnow and Instructions for uploading cases
Ben Li, MD
Radiation Oncologist
University of California San Francisco
Contouring Training Cases with ProKnow: Cervical Cancer
Dan Wakefield, MD
Radiation Oncologist
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Evaluating normal tissue constraints and plans for treatment
Anuja Jhingran, MD
Frank Ascoli, MS
Radiation Oncologist
Medical Physicist
MD Anderson Cancer Center
U.S. Oncology
Example Session with Chart Rounds and Peer Review
Piotr Dubrowski, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Dan Wakefield
Radiation Oncologist
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Stanford University
Panel review of HW assignments
Piotr Dubrowski, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Layth Mula-Hassain, MB ChB, MSc, EF.
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Stanford University
External Calibration Audit
Frank Ascoli, MS
Medical Physicist
U.S. Oncology
Morning QA with IGRT verification / Couch shifts with RTT
Frank Ascoli, MS
Medical Physicist
U.S. Oncology
2nd Check software
Shada Wadi-Ramahi, PhD
Medical Physicist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Treatment Delivery
Frank Ascoli, MS
Medical Physicist
U.S. Oncology
Working through challenges
Piotr Dubrowski, Ph.D
Medical Physicist
Stanford University