| Instructor(s) | Dr. Victor Yang [Coordinator] Office: EPH400Q Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 552143 Email: yangv@torontomu.ca Office Hours: TBA Tues after lecture | Calendar Description | The course will cover radiation producing equipment, character of photon and electron radiation beams, radiation dose functions, computerized radiation treatment planning, brachytherapy, special radiation treatment procedures, quality assurance, and radiation shielding of high energy facilities. | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | BME 674 and BME 229 and MTH 410 | ||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
| Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
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| Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||
| Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistants | TBA | ||||||||||||||
| Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||
| Examinations | Midterm exam in Week 7, two hours, multiple-choice and short answers, closed book (covers Weeks 1-6). Final exam, during exam period, two hours, closed-book (covers all course material). | ||||||||||||||
| Other Evaluation Information | Potential project topics will be posted in the BME704 course shell. In order to allow students the time to make a considered decision, final topic selection will occur in the 3rd week of the term. All topics are 5-6 student projects, where the team as a group will present their final design in the final week of the course. The presentation time will be 15 minutes. Student generated topics must be approved by the course coordinator, Dr. Khader. Specific details of the term project will be given during class and posted in the BME704 course shell. | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture location: VIC501 PT Classroom (D2L Zoom link if conflict) Lecture slides will be posted on D2L. Lab location: ENG412 Lab materials and project guidelines will be posted on D2L. | ||||||||||||||
| Other Information | None | ||||||||||||||
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 14 | Introduction overview of radiation therapy process radiobiology |
2 | 3 | 1 | Interaction of radiation with matter atomic & nuclear structure electron and photon interactions |
3 | 3 | 2 | Concept of dose interaction coefficients cavity theory |
4 | 3 | 3 | Dose measurement with ionization chambers dosimeter design |
5 | 3 | 4 | Area survey and individual monitoring |
6 | 3 | 5 | External beam radiation therapy (linear accelerators) |
7 | 3 | 6 | Inverse square law patient dosimetry planning |
8-9 | 3 | 7 | Conventional treatment planning Intensity modulated radiation therapy Protons and heavy ions Radiation Safety |
9-10 | 3 | 8 | Dosimetric parameters clinical considerations |
11 | 3 | 10 | Clinical quality assurance and principles of statistical process control |
12 | 3 | 16 | Radiation effects safety designs |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
|---|---|---|
2 | ENG412 | Radiobiology (LAB) |
3-4 | ENG412 | Interaction of radiation with matter (LAB) |
5 | ENG412 | Ion chamber design (LAB) |
6-7 | ENG412 | Linac design (LAB) |
8-9 | ENG412 | Dose calculation algorithms (LAB) |
10 | ENG412 | Image quality and dose (Diagnostic X-ray beam parameters) (LAB) |
11 | ENG412 | Linac bunker design and radiation shielding calculation (LAB) |
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