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| Radiation Oncology |
| “…I believe it is a ‘great course’”  * |
“I feel [the course] helped me pass.”  * |
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| Objectives | Methods | | • Increase basic knowledge and clinical skills | • Self-directed study with questions and answers | | • Assist residents and fellows to study efficiently | • Seminar with slides and lecture-note syllabus | | • Prepare candidates to take board examinations | • Practice exams for your written and oral boards | Back To Top | | Faculty | | | | Radiation Oncology Biology Faculty | | | Joseph Dynlacht, PhD | Associate Professor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology | Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN | | Marc Mendonca, PhD | Director of Radiation & Cancer Biology | Indiana University School of Medicine | | | | Radiation Oncology Physics Faculty | | | | Eric Klein, PhD | Associate Professor of Radiation Sciences | Washington University, St Louis, MO | | Ali Soleimani-Meigooni, PhD | Professor of Radiation Medicine | University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | | | | Radiation Oncology Faculty | | | | Jerry L. Barker, Jr, MD | Asst Professor Dept of Radiation Oncology | Moncrief Cancer Center (UTSW) Ft Worth TX | | John Chang, MD | Medical Dir Dept of Radiation Oncology | Lutheran General Park Ridge, Il | | Georges Hatoum, MD | Asst. Professor Dept of Radiation Oncology | University of Miami | | Joseph Herman, MD | Department of Radiation Oncology | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | | Sameer Keole, MD | Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology | University of Florida, Gainesville | | Arul Mahadevan, MD | Asst. Professor Dept of Radiation Oncology | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH | | Anand Mahadevan, M.B.,B.S. | Instructor in Radiation Oncology | Harvard Medical School | | Marc Mendonca, PhD | Director of Radiation & Cancer Biology | Indiana University School of Medicine | | Subhakar Mutyala, MD | Asst. Professor Dept of Radiation Oncology | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | | Hemangini Rames Shah, DO | Asst. Professor Dept of Radiation Oncology | SUNY Upstate Medical Univ, Syracuse, NY | | Ali Soleimani-Meigooni, PhD | Professor of Radiation Medicine | University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | | Aaron Wolfson, MD | Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology | University of Miami School of Med, Miami, FL | | | * Not All Faculty Appear at Each Course | | Back To Top Topic List Clinical - 4 day review | | Pediatrics | Lymphomas and Leukemias | Central Nervous System | | Retinoblastoma | Hodgkin's disease | Astrocytoma | | Wilms' tumor | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | Medulloblastoma | | Neuroblastoma | Leukemia | Brainstem glioma | | Rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft tissue sarcomas | Multiple myeloma/plamacytoma | Ependymoma | | Lymphomas – Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | Total body irradiation | Pineal area tumors | | Leukemias | Total skin irradiation | Oligodendroglioma | | Langerhan's cell histiocytosis | Head, Neck and Skin | Pituitary and parasellar tumors | | Pediatric CNS tumors | Larynx | Craniopharngioma | | Ewing's sarcoma and other bone tumors | Oral cavity | Stereotactic radiosurgery | | Gastrointestinal Tract | Oropharynx | Meningioma | | Esophagus | Hypopharynx | Germ cell tumors | | Stomach | Nasopharynx | Palliation | | Small bowel | Salivary glands | Skeletal metastases | | Colon/rectum | Orbits | Brain metastases | | Anus | Temporal bone | Cord compression | | Pancreas | Skin | Vena caval syndrome | | Biliary tract | Thyroid gland | Biostatistics | | Liver | Lung/Mediastinum | Study design | | Gynecology | Non-small cell cancer | Definitions of statistical terms | | Cervix | Small cell cancer | General interpretation and analysis | | Endometrium | Superior sulcus tumor | Survival curves | | Ovaries and fallopian tubes | Thymomas and/or other mediastinum tumors | Specificity/sensitivity | | Vagina | Breast | Tests of significance | | Vulva | Early-stage breast cancer | Phase III studies (randomized) | | Urethra | Locally advanced breast cancer | Retrospective trials/historical controls | | Genitourinary Tract | Inflammatory breast cancer | Phase I-II studies (nonrandomized case control studies) | | Prostate | Carcinoma-in-situ, ductal and lobular | Multiple trials/meta analysis | | Bladder | Locally recurrent breast cancer | Lab tests/x-ray studies | | Testes/seminoma | Metastatic breast cancer | Other biostatistics category questions | | Testes/nonseminoma | Bone and Soft Tissue | Miscellaneous | | Kidneys | Ostosarcoma and/or chondrosarcoma | Ethics | | Ureter | Ewing's sarcoma | | | Urethra | Other bone tumors | | | Penis | Soft tissue sarcomas | | | | Desmoid tumor | | | | Kaposi's sarcoma | | Topic List Biology - 2 1/2 day review | | Directly and Indirectly Ionizing Radiations | Dose Rate Effect and Repair of Damage | Normal and Tumor Tissue Effects | | Direct and Indirect Effects of Radiation | The Oxygen Effect and Re-oxygenation | Acute Effects of Whole-body Irradiation | | Radiation Effects on DNA and Chromosomes | Predictive Assays | Effects of Radiation on the Embryo and Fetus | | Cell Survival Curves | Radiosensitizers and Protectors | Genetic Changes from Radiation | | Linear Energy Transfer | Hyperthermia | Somatic Effects | | Relative Biological Effectiveness | Chemotherapy Agents | Doses and Radiation Risk | | Cell Sensitivity Through the Cell Cycle | New Modalities | Radiation Protection | | Tumor Kinetics | Systemic Radiation Damage | Molecular Biology | Topic List Physics - 2 1/2 day review | | Atomic Structure | Properties of Particlate Radiation | Measurement of Radiation Exposure | | Nuclear Structure | Interactions of Electrons and Neutrons | Quality Assurance Checks on Radiation Therapy Units | | Modes of Decay | Production of X-Rays | Radiation Quality | | Special Types of Decay | High Energy Kilovoltage Units | Measurements of Absorbed Dose | | Mathematics of Radioactive Decay | Radioactive Machines | Calibration of High Energy Photon and Electron Beams | | Radioactive Decay Equilibrium | Van de Graaff Generators | External Beam Therapy | | Natural and Artificial Radioactivity | Linear Accelerators | Brachytherapy | | Elastic and Inelastic Interactions | Betatrons, Microtrons, Cyclotrons | Treatment Planning Topics | | Excitation and Ionization | Interactions of X- and Gamma- Rays | Radiation Protection from External Sources | | Diagnostic Radiology Topics | | Radiation Protection from Internal Sources | Topic List Oral - 3 day review | | Gastrointestinal Tract | Lymphoma/Leukemia | Central Nervous System and Pediatric Malignancies | | Gynecologic Malignancies | Head, Neck and Skin | Lung and Mediastinum, Soft Tissue and Bone | | Genitourinary Tract | Breast | | Back To Top |
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