Proton Therapy
For Radiation Therapists, these courses build a practical foundation in proton therapy, including how the beam is produced and delivered and how proton treatments compare with IMRT and VMAT across common sites. You will strengthen day-to-day clinical skills for proton simulation and treatment, including patient setup and scheduling workflows, verification imaging and QA documentation, and proton-specific tools such as range shifting for shallow targets.
Learn the day-to-day clinical workflow for caring for patients receiving proton beam therapy, from simulation through daily treatment delivery. This course highlights key differences from photon workflows, including scheduling and room flow, verification and QA imaging to support accurate setup, and the documentation required in a proton center.
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Explore how proton and photon therapies work, from accelerator physics and beam delivery to clinical treatment planning across multiple disease sites. This presentation compares modern modalities and outcomes using real patient cases in lung, prostate, cranial and spinal treatments.
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This course traces proton therapy from the earliest cyclotron pioneers to the design of today’s advanced treatment centers. Participants compare proton and photon modalities including IMRT, VMAT and Tomotherapy through beam physics, clinical outcomes and real‑world treatment planning cases.
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Learn why range shifting is required for shallow tumor treatment in fixed nozzle pencil beam scanning proton therapy. This presentation reviews pencil beam fundamentals, the development of the range shifter helmet and its current and future clinical use.
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This course reviews the key differences between Hodgkin lymphoma and non‑Hodgkin lymphoma and outlines current radiation treatment options. The benefits of proton therapy and breath‑hold techniques are discussed, with emphasis on pediatric patients and the reduction of excess dose to developing tissues and critical organs.
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