Student Seminar

Date: Saturday, May 1st, 2021
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Review Sessions Only      |      Review Sessions & Mock Exam      |      Membership
$100 $150 $15
Essay Competition*      |      Poster Competition*
Free Free

*Only Students currently enrolled in a Radiation Therapy Program and registered for the seminar may participate in the Essay and Poster Competitions. 

Review Sessions

Clinical Oncology Review

This review session will cover aspects of the content specifications for clinical concepts in radiation oncology as set by the ARRT for the radiation therapy examination.

Length: 90 minutes

Objectives

  • Participants will learn how to evaluate a patient’s tumor and be able to identify the epidemiology, etiology, signs, symptoms and diagnostic studies relevant to that tumor type.
  • Participants will learn how to classify tumors and identify various treatment options.
  • Participants will learn about the physiology, pathology, anatomy, and metastatic tendencies of particular tumor sites.

Outline

  • ​General Oncology
  • Tumor Classification
  • Treatment Modalities
  • Cancer Types & Management
Leia Levy, M.Ed., R.T.(T)
Associate Professor, Program Director
Radiation Therapy
​University of St. Francis

Physics: Calculations and Problem Solving

This review session will cover aspects of the content specifications for treatment planning as set by the ARRT for the radiation therapy examination.
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Length- 120 Minutes
Robert Laureckas, Ph.D.
​Medical Physicist
​Advocate Christ Medical Center
Objectives
  • Participants will learn about the structure of matter and how it relates to radiation therapy planning.
  • Participants will learn about Interactions of ionizing radiation and how to measure ionizing radiation.
  • Participants will learn how to perform dosimetric calculations.
Outline
  • Structure of Matter
  • Radioactivity
  • Radiation Production
  • Interactions with Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement of Radiation
  • Dosimetric Concepts and Calculations
  • Practice Problems

Radiobiology

This review session will cover the content specifications of radiobiology as set by the ARRT for the radiation therapy examination.

Length: 90 Minutes
Ruth M. Hackworth, M.S., R.T.(T)
Program Director, Radiation Therapy
​Radiologic Sciences and Therapy Division
​School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
​The Ohio State University

Objectives

  • Participants will learn how to identify cell damage due to direct and indirect effects of ionizing radiation.
  • Participants will learn how to determine sensitivity levels within the cell cycle and the survival of the cells.
  • Participants will learn how to differentiate between the 4R’s of Radiobiology and their relationship to fractionation.
  • Participants will learn how to analyze the relationships between LET, RBE and OER.
  • Participants will learn how to determine the effects and sensitivity of tissue due to ionizing radiation.
  • Participants will learn how to differentiate between linear, nonlinear, and threshold and non-threshold dose response curves.

Outline

  • ​Interactions with Matter
  • Cell Cycle
  • Cell Survival
  • Tissue and Organ Structures
  • Organ Irradiation
  • Radiation Syndromes
  • Dose Effects

Patient Care

This review session will cover aspects of the content specifications for patient care as set by the ARRT for the radiation therapy examination.

​Length: 60 minutes

Objectives

  • Participants will learn about the importance of patient care.
  • Participants will learn about communication, cultural differences, and patients rights.
  • Participants will learn about the ethical and legal aspects of patient care.
  • Participants will learn about patient assessment and management
Heather Mallett, M.B.A., R.T.(T)
Manager, NM Clinical Schools and Programs
Program Director, NM School of Radiation Therapy
NM Academy
​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

QA and Radiation Safety

​This review session will cover aspects of the content specifications for quality assurance and radiation protection as set by the ARRT for the radiation therapy examination.

​Length: 60 Minutes
Heather Mallett, M.B.A., R.T.(T)
Manager, NM Clinical Schools and Programs
Program Director, NM School of Radiation Therapy
NM Academy
​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Objectives

  • Participants will learn about quality assurance in radiation oncology.
  • Participants will learn about the equipment used to measure radiation and the units of measurement.
  • Participants will learn about the fundamental principles of radiation protection.
  • Participants will learn how to analyze the relationships between LET, RBE and OER.
  • Participants will learn how to determine the effects and sensitivity of tissue due to ionizing radiation.
  • Participants will learn how to differentiate between linear, nonlinear, and threshold and non-threshold dose response curves.

Outline

  • Quality Assurance
  • Equipment
  • QA procedures
  • Measurements of Radiation
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radiation Monitoring
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