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1 Page 1 Sample UC Irvine Dosimetry Program Official Transcript MONTH Rotation JUL 2016 R1 AUG R2 TIME DIDACTIC PRACTICAL Lecture Monthly Self Study Self-Study Clock Practical Training Week Subject Topics Lecturer ROTATION Supervisor Clock Topics Hours Clock Hours Introd. to the Department Dosimetry Staff (assuming UCI Patient Simulation Protocols Sim Therapist 8-hr day / July 4-Jul Annual Radiation Safety In-Service J. Gratzle, BS 2 Introduction to ECLIPSE /Roa Introduction to MIM 4th holiday) Sehgal 11-Jul Structure of Matter Geom. & Trig. Review BRAIN: 3D-CRT Test Assignment / Pt Immobilization & CT; 18-Jul Radioactivity and X-Ray Production Report at the end of BRAIN: 3D-CRT Test the lectures 25-Jul Generation of X-Rays PELVIS: 3D-CRT Test 1-Aug 8-Aug 15-Aug 29-Aug July Evaluation Interaction of Radiation w/ Matter I/II M.Al-Ghazi, PhD 3 1 Radiation Generators Radiation Generators (con't) Mock Orals - No Overview course:interactions of Ionizing radiation with biological systems & DNA damage types and assays H&N: 3D-CRT Test 22-Aug H&N: 3D-CRT Test August Evaluation TG-114 MU Calculations / MU Calculation Problems; Evaluation at the end of the PELVIS: 3D-CRT Test CHEST/ABDOMEN: 3D-CRT Test CHEST/ABDOMEN: 3D-CRT Test 5-Sep Quality of X-Ray Beams M. Al-Ghazi, PhD. 3 Molecular DNA repair Measurement of Ionizing Radiation BRAIN: IMRT Test Roa
2 SEP R3 TG-51 - Practical Page Application; 2 Presentation at the end of the 12-Sep Mock Orals - No BRAIN: IMRT/VMAT Test /Roa Apoptosis 19-Sep Meas. and Calc. of Absorbed Dose I PELVIS: IMRT Test /Roa OCT R4 26-Sep PELVIS: IMRT Test /Roa Survival Curves & Cell Death Mechanisms Chromosome 3-Oct Meas. And Calc. of Absorbed Dose II lectures LET, RBE, OER (#7) Cellular repair (PLDR, SLDR), dose rate effects 10-Oct Meas. And Calc. of Absorbed Dose III M.Al-Ghazi, PhD 3 17-Oct Chief rounds ASTRO - No September Evaluation No lecture lectures A/B Ratios - Dose Fraction TG-119 Treatment Planning and QA; PELVIS: IMRT/VMAT Test CHEST/ABDOMEN: IMRT Test CHEST/ABDOMEN: IMRT/VMAT Test /Roa /Roa /Roa 24-Oct Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis I CHEST/ABDOMEN: VMAT Test Dietrich/Braggins/Roa lectures October Evaluation 31-Oct Normal Tissue Damage & Tumor Response Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis II TBA 1 H&N: IMRT Test /Roa NOV R5 lectures Hypoxia, angiogenesis & tumor ICRU 50, 62 & 83 C. Limoli, Ph.D. 1 microenvironment Study 7-Nov Treatment Planning: A System of H&N: IMRT/VMAT Test /Roa respectively) Dosimetric Calculations lectures Cell cycle and tissue kinetics - Cell Treatment Planning: cycle molecular Patient Setup and 14-Nov Treatment Aids H&N: VMAT Test /Roa 11/21 11/23 lectures Thanksgiving Holiday H&N: VMAT Test /Roa Nov Targeted Therapy / Chemotherapy M. Acharya, PhD 1 Treatment Planning: Patient Setup and Treatment Aids (con't) HDR: Tandem & Ovoids Test lectures
3 DEC R6 5-Dec 12-Dec 12/19 12/22 November Evaluation Signaling, Molecular Biology, Radiation Units Radiation Effects and the Human Treatment Planning: Inhomogeneity M. Al-Ghazi, PhD. 3 Correction Methods lectures Research Overview M. Acharya, PhD 1 Measurement and Calculation of Absorbed Dose III Chief rounds Christmas Break DIDACTIC - Meets Page Expectations 3 QUANTEC Practical Application; Report / Presentation at the end of the PRACTICAL DOSIMETRY - Meets TRAINING Expectations SCHEDULE.xls HDR: Cylinder / Capri Test HDR: Savi Test HDR: Biliary Test 32 12/26 12/29 Christmas Break HDR: Biliary Test 32 December Evaluation 2-Jan Course Review ICRU 50, 62 & 82: Dose Prescription and Recording lectures Limb Melanoma / Sarcoma (EXTREMITIES) Course Review M. Acharya, PhD 1 JAN 2017 R7 9-Jan 16-Jan 23-Jan ICRU 50, 62 & 82: Dose Prescription and Recording (con't) Electron Beams I: Principles, Interactions and Dosimetry TBI / TSEI Study; lectures N/A ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE MED. PHYSICISTS Simulation, CT Simulation & Virtual Simulation lectures V. Sehgal, PhD. 3 -hr per week lectures January Evaluation FEB R8 30-Jan 6-Feb 13-Feb 20-Feb Electron Beams II: Applications V. Sehgal, PhD 3 Chief Rounds Electron Beams III: Treatment Planning V. Sehgal, PhD 3 Fetal Dose Study; ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE MED. PHYSICISTS Large Field Radiotherapy: WAI, HBI 4 V. Sehgal, PhD TBI TSET Brachytherapy I: Principles and V. Sehgal, Ph.D 3 Sources February Evaluation -hr per week 27-Feb MDCB/ACR IN-TRAINING EXAM PASSED 4
4 MAR R9 6-Mar 13-Mar Brachytherapy II: Systems of Dose Calculations V. Sehgal, PhD 3 Brachytherapy III: Treatment Planning V. Sehgal, PhD 3 and Applications Page 4 SRS / SBRT Practical; CLINICAL TREATMENT PLANNING -hr per week RAD. ONCOLOGISTS ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE MED. PHYSICISTS 20-Mar y y g Techniques and HDR V. Sehgal, PhD 3 27-Mar Review V. Sehgal, PhD 3 APR R10 3-Apr 10-Apr 17-Apr 24-Apr Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy I D. Roa, PhD 3 PASSED 4 Quality assurance of Radiotherapy II D. Roa, PhD 3 Chief rounds Radiation Protection D. Roa, PhD 3 MDCB MOCK EXAM #1 Conformal Therapy (3DCRT, IMRT, D. Roa, PhD 3 VMAT & Related Modalities) Permanent Seed Implant Study; Report / Presentation at the end of the CLINICAL TREATMENT PLANNING ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE RAD. ONCOLOGISTS MED. PHYSICISTS -hr per week 1-May RAPHEX EXAM PASSED 4 MAY R11 8-May 15-May 22-May LDR, MDR & IORT Fundamentals of Computers / Review D. Roa, PhD 2 Study; Report / lectures Presentation at the MDCB MOCK EXAM #2 PASSED 4 end of the SRS/SBRT/SRT: Principles, Small D. Roa, PhD 3 ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE MED. PHYSICISTS Field Dosimetry Instrumentation & lectures Review D. Roa, PhD 2 -hr per week 29-May 5-Jun RABEX EXAM PASSED 4
5 JUN R12 12-Jun RAPHEX EXAM Review M. Al-Ghazi, PhD 4 19-Jun RAPHEX EXAM Review M. Al-Ghazi, PhD 4 Page 5 MDCB Code of Ethics & AAMD MDCB Scope of Practice; Report / Presentation at the end of the - END OF TRAINING -hr per week ANY SITE, ANY TECHNIQUE MED. PHYSICISTS MDCB MOCK EXAM #3 PASSED 26-Jun 4 Matthew Al-Ghazi, PhD Dosimetry Program Director Dante Roa, PhD Dosimetry Program Co-Director
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