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- Title:
- Proton Beam Therapy (eProton)
- Description:
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Proton Beam Therapy (eProton) is e-learning resource to support education and training of staff in preparation for the opening of the proton beam therapy (PBT) centres in the UK.
The programme is a web-based e-learning resource produced in partnership with The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), the College of Radiographers (CoR) and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH).
eProton offers 7 sessions which provide useful background and general awareness of PBT for all staff groups working in NHS radiotherapy and related services, especially for those in referral or support centres. This includes clinical and medical oncologists, medical physicists, therapy radiographers and dosimetrists. Other audiences may include professionals working in related services e.g. oncologists, radiologists, clinical engineers, play specialists, specialist nurses and other allied health professionals.
Topics covered include the history of PBT, clinical indications and side effects, physical characteristics and generation of proton beams, treatment planning and delivery, radiation protection, along with the multi-disciplinary patient pathway.
Each e-learning session contains interactive content which delivers the educational objectives using a variety of techniques, including animations and video.
- Created:
- 9 May 2018
- Last Major Update:
- 9 May 2018
- Keywords:
- Proton beam therapy, PBT, radiotherapy, cancer, NHS England Proton Overseas Programme, Bragg peak, The Christie, University College Hospital, clinical indications, radiobiology, late side effects, paediatric, skull base tumours, beam characteristics, radiotherapy physics, cyclotron, gantry, nozzle, treatment planning, active scanning, pencil beam scanning, robustness, uncertainties, optimisation, radiation protection, radiation safety, shielding design, activation, neutron, patient pathway, key worker, imaging, treatment, immobilisation, verification, toxicity, side effects, surveillance, integral dose, follow-up, outcomes.
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- Title:
- Proton Beam Therapy (eProton)
- Description:
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Proton Beam Therapy (eProton) is e-learning resource to support education and training of staff in preparation for the opening of the proton beam therapy (PBT) centres in the UK.
The programme is a web-based e-learning resource produced in partnership with The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), the College of Radiographers (CoR) and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH).
eProton offers 7 sessions which provide useful background and general awareness of PBT for all staff groups working in NHS radiotherapy and related services, especially for those in referral or support centres. This includes clinical and medical oncologists, medical physicists, therapy radiographers and dosimetrists. Other audiences may include professionals working in related services e.g. oncologists, radiologists, clinical engineers, play specialists, specialist nurses and other allied health professionals.
Topics covered include the history of PBT, clinical indications and side effects, physical characteristics and generation of proton beams, treatment planning and delivery, radiation protection, along with the multi-disciplinary patient pathway.
Each e-learning session contains interactive content which delivers the educational objectives using a variety of techniques, including animations and video.
- Created:
- 9 May 2018
- Last Major Update:
- 9 May 2018
- Keywords:
- Proton beam therapy, PBT, radiotherapy, cancer, NHS England Proton Overseas Programme, Bragg peak, The Christie, University College Hospital, clinical indications, radiobiology, late side effects, paediatric, skull base tumours, beam characteristics, radiotherapy physics, cyclotron, gantry, nozzle, treatment planning, active scanning, pencil beam scanning, robustness, uncertainties, optimisation, radiation protection, radiation safety, shielding design, activation, neutron, patient pathway, key worker, imaging, treatment, immobilisation, verification, toxicity, side effects, surveillance, integral dose, follow-up, outcomes.