Course: Instrumentation 2

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Course title Instrumentation 2
Course code FZS/PT2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Richter Igor, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Summary of basic knowledge of radiotherapy, professional terminology, instrumentation for radiotherapy, types of instruments, accessories 2) Devices for radiotherapy planning: simulator, CT simulator, laser sights 3) Instrumentation for external radiotherapy: Cesium, Cobalt, X-ray irradiators 4) Instrumentation for external radiotherapy: linear, circular accelerators 5) Instrumentation for special techniques in radiotherapy: Leksell gamma knife, Cyberknife, stereotactic radiation, tomotherapy, hyperthermia, radiofrequency ablation 6) Instrumentation for brachytherapy, determination of basic parameters of brachytherapy sources 7) Detectors of ionizing radiation, scintillation camera principle (gamma camera Anger type), structure, parameters 8) SPECT (planar and SPECT studies, image processing, reconstruction, instrument structure, camera calibration - homogeneity, rotation center), hybrid cameras SPECT / CT 9) PET (basic principle, annihilation, arrangement, parameters) 10) Hybrid imaging of PET / CT, PET / MRI, molecular imaging 11) Radiopharmaceuticals, preparation of radiopharmaceuticals 12) Documentation kept by the instrument, operating log, ionizing radiation metrology, in vivo dosimetry, operation, maintenance, servicing of irradiation equipment, controls of irradiation equipment, ZPS, ZDS, documentation, audit, tests of operational stability and long-term stability of equipment Exercises: 1) Basic physical principles used in radiotherapeutic systems, calculations on concrete examples 2) Examples of radiotherapeutic simulators, safety elements of radiation devices, laser sights 3) Examples, ionizing radiation detectors, scintillation camera principle 4) Examples of irradiator and laser sight 5) X-ray irradiators; additional technical means for radiotherapy 6) Brachytherapy 7) SPECT - instrument structure, image data processing, reconstruction 8) Specifics of PET 9) Examples, hybrid imaging of PET / CT - PET / MRI, molecular imaging 10) Preparation of radiopharmaceuticals 11) Excursions to selected workplaces 12) Excursions to selected workplaces

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum, Students' self-study
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The course builds on the instrumentation 1. It deepens the knowledge of students, principles of devices used in radiotherapy are demonstrated on specific special cases. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in the use of instrumentation in radiotherapy with an emphasis on basic physical principles, technical performance, parameters and specifics of use in clinical practice. After completing the course both parts of the course the student will be able to assess the suitability of the use of the technique for the desired purpose.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • DOROTÍK, Jan. Radioterapeutické přístroje. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-248-1376-9.
  • FERDA, Jiří a kol. Základy zobrazovacích metod. Praha: Galén, 2015. ISBN 978-80-749-2164-3.
  • FERDA, Jiří, Hynek MÍRKA a Jan BAXA. Multidetektorová výpočetní tomografie: technika vyšetření. Praha: Galén, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7262-608-3.
  • FERDA, Jiří. Inovativní zobrazovací metody. Praha: Galén, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7492-186-5.
  • JURGA, Ľudovít. Klinická a radiačná onkológia. Martin: Osveta, 2011. ISBN 978-80-8063-302-8.
  • SABOL, Jozef a Petr VLČEK. Radiační ochrana v radioterapii. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04757-6.
  • SEIDL, Zdeněk. Radiologie pro studium i praxi. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4108-6.
  • SÚKUPOVÁ, Lucie. Radiační ochrana při rentgenových výkonech - to nejdůležitější pro praxi. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0709-4.
  • VOMÁČKA, Jaroslav. Zobrazovací metody pro radiologické asistenty. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4508-3.


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