SBRT/SRS Curriculum
Physics and Radiobiology
1. Radiobiology of high dose per fraction
2. Introduction to ProKnow
3. Physics of small fields (Hypofractionation)
a. Physics of high dose per fraction (SBRT/SRS)
b. Measurements
c. Technical factors (Detectors, correction factors, etc.)
d. clinical applications (separate lecture perhaps)
Simulation
4. Intracranial and spine
a. Patient immobilization and CT acquisition
5. Extracranial and body sites
a. (e.g. lung, liver, management and motion)
Patient immobilization and CT acquisition
Case-Based Learning
6. Brain
Dosimetry and Treatment Planning
7. Extracranial SBRT physics considerations
a. Extracranial Clinical applications
b. Treatment planning and dose calculation (motion management, single iso, multiple iso, IMRT, Rapid Arc, etc.)
c. Plan evaluation
d. Challenges
8. Intracranial SRS physics considerations
a. Intracranial Clinical applications
b. Treatment planning and dose calculation (single iso, multiple iso, IMRT, Rapid Arc, etc.)
c. Plan evaluation
d. Challenges
IGRT and Treatment Delivery
9. Intracranial and Spine
a. immobilization (framed vs. frameless, etc.)
b. delivery techniques (Gamma-Knife, Cyber-Knife, Linac-based)
c. setup uncertainties
d. image guided techniques
Case Based Learning
10. Clinical pearls of Hypofractionation
11. Extracranial and body (Part 1 – Lung)
a. immobilization
b. delivery techniques (Gamma-Knife, Cyber-Knife, Linac-based)
12. Extracranial and body (Part 2 – Liver and Pancreas)
b. setup uncertainties
c. image guided techniques
Case Based Learning
13. Prostate
14. Question-based review and explanations
Intra- and Extra-Cranial Quality Assurance
15. QA: Simulation, Treatment planning, Treatment Delivery, and Image Guidance
16. QA: IGRT
Case-Based Learning*
*Participating centers will be invited to upload and share their own cases
- can review protocols, contours, planning considerations, and more during calls
