Sir William Osler (1849-1919)

The Osler Institute

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Radiation Oncology

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Radiation Oncology Mock Oral Review Course
Please select the course you wish to attend, Your registration type, and your hotel room requirements.
Includes Up to 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm)
Mock Oral Exam Categories
• Gastrointestinal
• Gynecologic
• Genitourinary
• Lymphoma & Leukemia
• Head, Neck and Skin
• Breast
• CNS and Pediatric
• Lung, Mediastinum (chest),  and Bone & Soft Tissue
Part II - Oral Exam
Emphasis is placed on the clinical management of malignant and benign disease by requiring knowledge of anatomy, epidemiology, pathology, patterns of local, regional and distal involvement, treatment modalities, radiation treatment planning, and results of treatment including prognosis and complications.
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Radiation Oncology Review Course
Please select your Course choice, Registration type, room preferences, and Lab choices
Includes Up to 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm)
Clinical Radiation Oncology The written exam emphasizes anatomy, epidemiology, etiological agents, natural history, pathology, tumor markers, the initial clinical evaluation, staging, routes of spread, selection of treatment modality and techniques, surgical and chemotherapy adjuvant treatments, follow-up treatment and evaluation, patterns of failure, and normal tissue effects including complications.
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Clinical Radiation Oncology Course on MP3 CD's w/Electronic Syllabus
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Clinical Radiation Oncology Course Syllabus
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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

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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

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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

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