Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Apply the principles of radiation protection to clinical practice.
• Apply safe, ethical, and legal practices to clinical practice.
• Import CT images into the treatment planning system (TPS).
• Review CT simulation data for accuracy.
• Contour anatomy accurately using the various contouring tools in the TPS.
• Construct beam arrangements for basic treatment plans.
• Design field shaping using multileaf (MLC) collimators.
• Select appropriate treatment devices for a treatment plan.
• Identify appropriate placement of calculation points in the treatment plan.
• Perform a dose calculation using the TPS.
• Evaluate a computerized treatment plan for achievement of the planning directive.
• Develop and analyze a basic treatment plan.