after the delivery of radiation therapy. The psychosocial needs of patients, factors affecting treatment outcomes, assessment, and evaluation will be discussed. The course also explores local, state, and national cancer care resources. This course examines the psychological and physical needs and factors affecting treatment outcomes.Routineandemergencycareprocedures,pertinentlaboratoryresults,andtheireffectson radiation therapy will be discussed. RTT355–ClinicalOncology–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of semesters I, II, III, IV, and V. This course focuses on examining oncologic pathology with an emphasis on malignant neoplasia. The course focuses on cancer and current treatment modalities, emphasizing radiation therapy, and is designed to examine and evaluate the management of neoplastic diseases. Cancers of the skin, brain, head and neck, thorax and gastrointestinal, genitourinary, lymphoreticular, musculoskeletal, integumentary, hematopoietic, and endocrine systems are emphasized. The epidemiology, etiology, natural history, diagnosis, treatment strategies, sequelae, andprognosisarediscussed. RTT365–ClinicalConceptsII–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of semesters I, II, III, IV, and V. This course focuses on assessment, evaluation, and treatment plans for treatment-related side effects. The radiation therapist’s responsibility in managing the neoplastic disease will be examined and linked to specific professional skills within their scope. The roles and responsibilities of the radiation therapist, the treatment prescription, the documentation of treatment parameters and delivery, emergency procedures, patient condition, and education needs will be presented, discussed, examined, and evaluated. Content provides a knowledge base for assessing, comparing, contrasting, and recommending the type of radiation therapy equipment, procedure and technique, patient positioning, and immobilization for appropriate tumor localization and treatment delivery. A thorough examination of site-specific techniques used in radiation therapy is covered. RTT400–ClinicalRadiationTherapyPhysicsI–60ClockHours/4SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of semesters I, II, III, IV, and V. This course will introduce students to the nature and description of the structure of matter and energy, interactions of photons and gamma radiation, instrumentation and measurement of ionizing radiation, beam quality and dose, percent depth dose, tissue air ratios, and treatment dose calculations. RTT410–ClinicalRadiationTherapyPhysicsII–60ClockHours/4SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of semesters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII. This course will emphasize the practical applications of electron and photon beams and the use of radioactive sources. Methods of calculating dose at any point in clinical set-ups are covered. Modern technology such as 3DCRT and IMRT are introduced. Imaging modalities in radiation oncology, such as film and electronic digital portal (EDIP) imaging, are presented. The concepts of radiation protection, shielding, and fundamentals of quality assurance programs from physics and clinical perspectives are presented. RTT420–QualityManagement–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of semesters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII. This course offers a systematic look at quality assurance in radiation therapy. The evaluative measures, procedures, national guidelines, and principles are examined. Quality assurance and quality improvement, as well as its tools and components, will be covered. Content is designed to focus on the components of quality improvement programs in radiation oncology. The course includes quality control and assurance checks for clinical aspects of patient care, medical records, treatment delivery and localization, and treatment planning equipment.Legalandregulatoryimplicationsformaintainingappropriatequalitycarewillbecovered. RTT430–ResearchinRadiationTherapy–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours 302