KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic concepts and principles on which radiation oncology is based. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the course, students should be able to identify patients affected by head and neck neoplasms who are candidates for radiotherapy treatment based on disease stage and risk factors, recognize and manage treatment-related toxicity. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate that they have not only acquired knowledge and concepts, but also to be able to make appropriate judgments. COMMUNICATION SKILLS At the end of the course, students should be able to express themselves and argue in a manner appropriate through the specific terminology acquired with the lessons provided, the material didactic and/or the reference text. LEARNING ABILITY At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate that they are able to apply the minimum knowledge, skills and competences described in this syllabus.

Knowledge of radiation physics principles

• Introduction to radiotherapy: definitions, purpose, equipment, methods of execution • Radiotherapy techniques: conformational, Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT, VMAT), Sterotactic radiotherapy, IORT, brachytherapy. • Radiotherapy in head and neck cancers: actuality and prospects • Radiotherapy toxicity: biological bases and management of side effects

Carlos A. Perez, David E. Wazer, Edward C. Halperin, Luther W. Brady: Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018.

• Introduction to radiotherapy: definitions, purpose, equipment, methods of execution • Radiotherapy techniques: conformational, Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT, VMAT), Sterotactic radiotherapy, IORT, brachytherapy. • Radiotherapy in head and neck cancers: actuality and prospects • Radiotherapy toxicity: biological bases and management of side effects

lectures

Any further information on the course program and exams will be provided via the moodle platform

The student's assessment includes an oral examination with open-ended test questions aimed at assessing the student's knowledge and reasoning ability. The examination mark will be formulated as follows: Grade 29-30 cum laude: the student has an APPROXIMATE knowledge of the subject has excellent communication skills and masters the medical-scientific language. Grade 26-28: the student has a GOOD knowledge of the subject and expounds the arguments clearly using appropriate medical-scientific language; Grade 22-25: the student has DISCRETE knowledge of the subject matter, albeit limited to the main topics and expounds the arguments quite clearly with a fair command of the language; Grade 18-21: the student has MINIMUM knowledge of the subject matter of anatomy and expounds the arguments sufficiently clearly although the ownership of language is poorly developed. Examination failed: the student DOES NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM required KNOWLEDGE of the main teaching content. The ability to use the specific language is poor or nil and he/she is unable to apply the acquired knowledge independently.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)