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An Introduction to Radiation Oncology: From Diagnosis to Survivorship

Get to grips with radiation therapy and how it's used to treat cancer with this online course for cancer patients and carers from Trinity College Dublin.

Duration

2 weeks

Weekly study

4 hours

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Understand how radiation therapy is used to treat cancer

Radiation therapy is one of the key treatments for cancer. On this course you will learn from healthcare experts about how it works, the various benefits, and myths surrounding radiation therapy. You will also learn about the treatment pathway if you’re prescribed a course of radiaton therapy.

Throughout the course you will find clear, straightforward information on radiation therapy as a cancer treatment. Finally you will look at the exciting new radiation therapy treatments being developed as a system of ‘personalised medicine’.

The course content is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Portugese and Italian.

Week 1
Setting the scene for radiation therapy
- Welcome to our course!
  Welcome! Meet your lecturers and find out what we will be learning in the upcoming weeks. Bienvenue! Bienvenidos! Здравствуйте! Willkommen! Benvenuto! Bem-vindo!
- The patient pathway to radiation therapy
  Learn about the pathway to radiation therapy. Listen to a fictional case study, look at images from a typical department, and watch 3D video of a treatment room.
- Who's who in radiation oncology
  Radiation therapy treatment is carried out by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. Find out about the people who will support you during your radiation therapy.
- Next week
  Find out what you will be learning about next week on the course.
Week 2
Science, managing cancers and survivorship
- The science behind radiation oncology
  Learn how radiation therapy is delivered through different machines and techniques. Meet two more members of the team, a radiobiologist and a medical physicist, and find out about treatment safety.
- Managing cancer with radiation therapy
  Find out how radiation therapy works in the body, and read two case studies from Liam and Julie about their experiences of the treatment process. We'll also look at the use of radiation therapy for palliation.
- After radiation therapy and new developments
  In this section we will be exploring what happens after radiation therapy treatment. You'll be given information about survivorship, follow up care and support groups,
- Thanks and goodbye!
  Michelle and Claire would like to thank you for your participation in this course. If you would like a certificate, please complete this test.