Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Explain the treatment planning process.
• Describe and analyze the objectives of treatment planning.
• Describe, analyze and apply the volumes used to plan and administer a course of radiation therapy.
• Explain the purpose of the radiation therapy simulator.
• Describe the simulation process to a patient.
• Identify possible medical emergencies that can occur when using contrast agents.
• Analyze various treatment positions used for radiation therapy treatments.
• Describe the proper documentation of a patient’s treatment position.
• Analyze situations requiring patient immobilization and apply appropriate immobilization devices.
• Evaluate the use of manual and imaging methods for producing patient contours used in the treatment planning process.