McGill University Medical Physics Unit Radiotherapy Lab: MDPH 603 (2 credits) Winter 2017 Coordinators: Marija Popovic, Steve Davis Office hours: Monday 15:00-16:00, DS1.5116, McGill University Health Centre (Glen site), 514-934-1934 x44160 Grading: Lab reports: 75% Final exam: 25% Pass mark is 65%. In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University s control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change. Lab format: Students will be assigned to groups, and will follow the attached lab schedule. Dates and times are subject to change depending upon machine availability. Labs will not be repeated. Please remember that the rooms and instruments are also used to treat patients, many of whom have compromised immune systems. Please keep the rooms clean, tidy and germ-free. Prepare for your lab by reading up on the subject. Bring a notebook with fixed, numbered pages and calculator to note down measurements and experimental setup descriptions. Report instructions and format: Reports are to be e-mailed in PDF format to Marija and Steve within two weeks after that lab. Late reports will not be accepted. Each student will prepare his or her own lab report, and all labs have an individual report. Except for the measurement data, which is common to the group, all written text in the report must show individual comprehension of the material covered. Raw measurement data must be included in the main body of the report or in an appendix. Copying and plagiarism will not be tolerated, and references should be used.
McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures(see www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/ for more information). In accord with McGill University s Charter of Students Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. In a similar way to published papers or a thesis, the report should contain the following sections: Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. Reports should also answer all questions and tasks provided in each lab outline. The reports will be prepared on a computer and printed single-sided. Complex figures can be hand-drawn but must be legible. The lab report should be written in the form of a paper as if it were to be submitted for a peer-reviewed journal. This consists of: 1. Introduction Describe the context and the purpose of the lab/theme. Describe how your work fits in the complete picture of clinical radiation physics. 2. Methods and Materials Describe all hardware, software, equipment and procedures used for the work. Be very specific in this. Someone reading this must be able to reproduce what you have done. 3. Results Describe the results of the measurements and calculations done. Limit this to describing the results with little or no interpretation except when necessary for the flow of the paper or when the Results section is combined with the Discussion section (see below). 4. Discussion
Discuss the results, describe anomalies, discuss the questions posed in the lab instructions or during the lab. Sometimes, when appropriate, this section is combined with Results to form Results and Discussion. 5. Conclusion Draw main conclusions of the lab and work that is needed to clarify any unresolved issues. 6. References Present all literature cited; use Harvard-style referencing (see, e.g., http://education.exeter.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/harvard_referencing.htm) 7. Appendix (if necessary) Raw measurement data from the laboratory presented in an organized manner. Each report will be around 6-7 pages (unless otherwise specified by the lab instructor), excluding cover page, tables, graphs and figures, references, and appendix. Each report will use 1.5 line spacing, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman font (such as this text is written, or similar acceptable font), and have 2.5 cm (or 1 inch) margins all around.
McGill University Medical Physics Unit Radiotherapy Lab: MDPH 603 (2 credits) Winter 2017 Dates and times are subject to change depending upon machine availability. Study break is the week of February 27 March 3, 2017; classes end April 11, 2017. Official exam period is from April 13 28, 2017. LAB DATE GROUP INSTRUCTORS Mandatory Introduction Thurs J5 10:00 A, B MP, SD (DS1.7011) Lab #1 at JGH Thurs J5 13:00 ` A, B HB, DG (Cobalt-60 & kv Ref. Dos., TG61) Lab #2 Sat J14 08:30 A, B ME, RR (3D Relative dosimetry, TG106) Lab #3 Sat J21 08:30 A MH (Reference dosimetry, TG51) Sat J21 13:30 B JK Lab #4 at HMR Sat J28 09:00 A, B CF, LA (Linac QA, TG142) Lab #5 Sat F4 08:30 A, B SD, PP (Small field dosimetry) Lab #6 Tue F21 13:00 A, B MS (both sessions) (Brachytherapy) Lab #7 Mon M6 14:00 A, B ES, EP (Treatment Planning) Lab #8 at JGH Mon M13 17:00 A, B KA (Film Dosimetry, IMRT QA) Lab #9 at JGH Mon M20 17:00 A, B NT, LL (Verification and OBI) Each lab has an individual report to be submitted 2 weeks after the lab.
Instructors Staff: CF: Christophe Furstoss (HMR) EP: Emily Poon ES: Emilie Soisson HB: Hamed Bekerat (JGH) JK: John Kildea JS: Jan Seuntjens KA: Krum Asiev (JGH) LA: Laurie Archambault (HMR) LL: Liheng Liang (JGH) ME: Michael Evans MH: Maritza Hobson MP: Marija Popovic MS: Monica Serban NT: Nada Tomic (JGH) RR: Russell Ruo SD: Steve Davis DG: Dominique Guillet (JGH) PP: Pavlos Papaconstadopoulos
McGill University Medical Physics Unit Radiotherapy Lab: MDPH 603 (2 credits) Winter 2017 1. Co-60, Orthovoltage i) End effect (Co-60) At JGH ii) HVL iii) Inverse square law iv) PDD measurement v) TG-61 reference dosimetry 2. 3D relative dosimetry i) Electron/photon percent depth dose at two SSDs ii) Beam profiles iii) Relative dose factor iv) TPR in Solid Water 3. Reference dosimetry i) ND,w and TG-51 conditions, Pion, Ppol ii) Reference dosimetry of photon beams iii) Reference dosimetry of electron beams 4. Linac QA i) Mechanical QA At HMR ii) Beam flatness/symmetry iii) Jaw/MLC position accuracy 5. Small Field Dosimetry i) Build-up and surface dose ii) Narrow beam profiles and depth doses iii) Narrow beam output factors 6. Brachytherapy i) Calibration / QA ii) Safety systems iii) Treatment planning 7. Treatment Planning i) 3D phantoms ii) Wedges, DVHs iii) Planning & BEV 8. Film dosimetry and IMRT QA i) Radiochromic film At JGH ii) OD curves iii) Relative vs. reference dosimetry iv) IMRT QA 9. Verification and OBI i) CT At JGH ii) Record & verify iii) Special clinical techniques iv) On Board Imaging