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Improve your radiotherapy skills

Radiotherap-e covers the knowledge and practical skills required to implement advanced radiotherapy techniques safely and efficiently. It is suitable for fully qualified practitioners, including clinical oncologists, physicists, radiographers and dosimetrists, around the world.

Training in the latest radiotherapy techniques

Accessible online, the programme is packed with interactive features, such as animations, video clips and self-assessment exercises, to reinforce learning on the complex principles involved. Step-by-step descriptions of practical procedures are given, alongside clinical examples. You can also compare techniques, equipment and protocols.

Practise your radiotherapy skills in a virtual environment

You can practise your skills using customised tools that simulate radiotherapy techniques, such as contouring, dose calculation and optimisation.

Clinical oncology

You can also purchase a separate pathway dedicated to clinical oncology. See the course content and buy it now sections below for details.

Radiotherap-e has been produced in the UK by The Royal College of Radiologists, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, the College of Radiographers and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare.

This online radiotherapy course is formally recognised and endorsed for continuing professional development by the UK College of Radiographers, one of the leading professional bodies in this field.

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Course content

Radiotherap-e features five core modules that are grouped by subject theme.

You can download the full course curriculum or take a look at the course overview below.

Module 1 – Image-Guided Brachytherapy (IGBT) for Cervix Cancer

Fundamentals
- IGBT Cervix Terms and Definitions
- Techniques and Equipment
- Dose Targets and Organs at Risk Constraints
- Dose Prescription
- Commissioning IGBT Cervix
Contouring
- MRI-based Contouring of High-risk Clinical Target Volume (CTV)
- CT-based Contouring of High-risk CTV
- Contouring Organs at Risk Using CT and MRI
- CT-Magnetic Resonance Fusion for Contouring
Dosimetry
- Applicator Reconstruction
- Methods of Dose Optimisation
- Dose Optimisation – Tandem-ring
- Dose Optimisation – Interstitial Needles
- Plan Evaluation and Dose Modification
Patient Care
- Logistics
- Role of the Advanced Practitioner
- Feminine Aftercare

Module 2 – Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)

Fundamentals
- Introduction to IMRT
- Target Volume Definition
- Introduction to Objective Functions
- Gamma Index for Clinicians
- Gamma Index for Physicists
Dosimetry
- Mathematics of Optimisation
- Forward Planned IMRT
- Inverse Planned IMRT
- IMRT Reporting and Prescribing
- Practical Aspects of IMRT Quality Assurance
Tumour Sites
- Breast Contouring
- Breast IMRT
- Paediatric Cranio-spinal Radiation Therapy
- Pelvic and Para-aortic Nodes
- Prostate Contouring
- Head and Neck Contouring

Module 3 – Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)

Fundamentals
Introduction to SRT
Fiducial Systems for Brain Radiation Therapy
Small Field Dosimetry for SRT
Imaging for SRT
Image Segmentation for SRT
Brain
- Clinical Indications for Brain SRT
- Immobilisation Systems for Brain SRT
- Treatment Process for Brain SRT
- Linac Preparation, Plan Checking and Treatment Process for Cranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery and SRT
Body
- Clinical Rationale and Contouring for Lung SRT
- Immobilisation Systems for Body RT
- Treatment Planning for Lung SRT

Module 4 – Prostate Brachytherapy

Introduction
Imaging Modalities and Volume Definition
Implantation Technique
Low Dynamic Range Planning
High Dynamic Range Planning – Catheter Reconstruction
High Dynamic Range Planning: Plan Optimisation and Evaluation
Logistics
Commissioning and Quality Assurance

Module 5 – Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)

Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of IGRT
- Imaging Techniques and Technologies
- Image Quality and Optimisation
- Geometric Error and Impact
- Reducing Geometric Errors
Tumour sites
- IGRT for Head and Neck
- IGRT for Lung
- IGRT for Prostate and Bladder Cancers

Proton Beam Therapy

Introduction to Proton Beam
Indications and Evidence for Proton Beam Therapy
Characteristics of Clinical Proton Beams
Treatment Planning and Delivery for Active Pencil Beam Scanning
Radiation Protection for Proton Beams
Patient Pathway in PBT Pencil Beam Scanning
Acute and Late Effects of Proton Treatments

Clinical Oncology

This separate pathway features around 100 dedicated oncology sessions handpicked from our Radiology (R-ITI) programme. This pathway is suitable for all healthcare professionals working in oncology. It can be purchased as an individual module (see the 'buy it now' section below for details) or as part of the full R-ITI programme.

Module 1b – Thoracic and Respiratory

• Airway Anatomy
• CT Anatomy: Lobes, Segments and Airways
• CT Anatomy: Pulmonary Lobule and Fissures
• Staging of Lung Cancer
• Imaging of Lung Cancer
• Thoracic Lymphoma
• Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
• Guidelines for the Management of Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism
• Malignant Mesothelioma
• Anterior Mediastinal Masses
• Mediastinal Masses: Middle and Posterior Mediastinum
• Causes of Mediastinal Nodal Disease
• Superior Vena Cava Obstruction: CT Imaging Findings of Pathology and Anatomy

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Module 1c – Vascular and Interventional

Superior Vena Cava Obstruction: Imaging and Treatment
Venous Interventions in the Liver: TIPS and Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Module 2 – Musculoskeletal and Trauma

Lower Back Pain Imaging Approach
Radiculopathy
Benign and Malignant Lesions of the Ribs
Sacral Lesions
The Sclerotic Clavicle
Approach to a Bone Lesion
Bone Lesions of the Epiphysis
Bone Lesions of the Diaphysis
Mass Posterior Knee
Spinal Tumours
Surface Lesion of Bone

Module 3 – Gastro-intestinal

• Oesophagus: Tumours of the Oesophagus
• Oesophagus: Staging of Tumours
• Tumours of the Oesophagus: Treatments
• Neoplastic Conditions of the Stomach and Duodenum
• Malignant Tumours of the Small Bowel
• Small Bowel: G-I Stromal Tumours (Hollow Organ and Mesentery)
• Carcinoma of the Colon
• Staging Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer: Follow-Up and Treatment, Management of Recurrence
• Imaging of the Solid Viscera
• Pharynx: Normal Anatomy and Examination Techniques
• Gallbladder and Biliary Tract: Staging of Cholangiocarcinoma
• Gallbladder and Biliary Tract: Staging of Cholangiocarcinoma
• Normal Liver Anatomy and Examination Techniques
• Liver: Malignant Tumours of the Liver – Hepatoma
• Malignant Tumours of the Liver: Others
• Pancreas: Normal Anatomy and Examination Techniques, Anomalies and Anatomic Variants
• Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
• Other Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
• Staging Stomach Cancer

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Module 4a – Breast

Introduction to Breast Imaging
Breast Calcification
Staging of Breast Cancer and Metastatic Disease

Module 4b – Gynaecology-Obstretrics

Staging Cervical and Endometrial Cancer
Ovarian Cancer: Imaging at Diagnosis
Gynaecological Cancer: Imaging in Follow-Up
Complications of Treatment

Module 4c – Genito-urinary and Adrenal

Anatomy of the Kidney
Anatomy of the Ureter
Anatomy of the Bladder
Anatomy of the Prostate
CT of the Urinary Tract
MRI of the Urinary Tract
TRUS Guided Biopsy of the Prostate Gland
Benign Renal Tumours
Renal Cell Cancer I
Renal Cell Cancer 2
Bladder Cancer
Clinical Aspects, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
Staging Prostate Cancer
Malignant Testicular Tumours
Cancer of the Penis
Imaging of Indeterminate Renal Mass
Imaging of an Incidental Adrenal Mass

Module 5 – Paediatrics

Hilar Enlargement
Neuroblastoma
Renal Tumours
Infratentorial Tumours
Supratentorial Tumours
The Child Who Has Gone Off Their Legs
Intraspinal Tumours

Module 6a – Head and Neck

Skull Base Including the Temporal Bone
Imaging Anatomy of the Suprahyoid Neck
Salivary Glands
Imaging Neck Masses in Adults

Module 6b – Neuroradiology

Neurovascular Anatomy
Functional Neuroanatomy
Primary Tumours: Gliomas, Astros and Oligos
Choroid Plexus, Glioneuronal and Pineal Region Tumours
Medulloblastoma
Primary Tumours: Pituitary and Hypothalamus
Characteristic Appearances and Differential Diagnosis of Meningiomas
Vestibular Schwannomas
Intracranial Metastases: Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Radiation Injury
Primary Tumours of the Spinal Cord
Spinal Extramedullary Tumours
Spine Secondaries
CT Spinal Imaging
Petrous Temporal Bone: Infection, Cholesteatoma and Glomus Tumour
Facial Sinuses
Emergency CT Brain Interpretation
Spinal Imaging
Plain Skull Radiograph

Module 7 – Radionuclide Radiology

Bone: Basic Concepts and Normal Bone
Primary Tumour and Metastasis
The Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Management of Thyroid Cancer
Static Renal Imaging: DMSA
Monitoring the Effects of Cancer Therapy
Colorectal Cancer 18 FDG PET/CT
Gastro-oesophageal Cancer 18 FDG PET/CT
Lung Cancer FDG PET
Lymphoma 18 FDG PET Study
Neuroendocrine Imaging with mIBG Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy (SRS)
Malignant Melanoma 99m Tc: Sentinel Node
Breast Cancer Sentinel Node

Module 8a – Physics

Radionuclide Imaging Overview
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

For a full list of all the modules and sessions for our programmes, please go to: http://portal.eintegrity.org/catalogue

Free trial sessions

Below, you can complete some sample e-learning sessions for free. See how the e-learning works and how the interactive features enhance knowledge and understanding.

Just click on the play button to view each session.

Imaging Modalities and Volume Definition for Prostate Brachytherapy

Play

Common imaging modalities for prostate brachytherapy and their characteristics are presented, along with techniques and examples for volume definition using each of the modalities.

IGBT Cervix Terms and Definitions

Play

This session describes the terms and definitions used in image-guided brachytherapy for cervix cancer.

Certificates

On completion, you can download and print off a certificate that is endorsed by the relevant professional body.

Buy now

Access to the full programme	Cost
Single-user access for 12 months	£50*

*excluding VAT where applicable

To purchase a licence, please click on the Buy Now button below.

Multiple or multi-year licences are available. Please contact us for further details.

Buy individual modules (excluding VAT where applicable)

If you do not need access to the full programme, you can buy individual modules. Click on the relevant link(s) below. You can purchase further modules at any time.

Module	Cost	Register
Module 1 Image-Guided Brachytherapy for Cervix Cancer	£20
Module 2 Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy	£20
Module 3 Stereotactic Radiotherapy	£20
Module 4 Prostate Brachytherapy	£20
Module 5 Image-Guided Radiotherapy	£20
Proton Beam Therapy	£20
Clinical Oncology Pathway	£80