Goal:

The 2 day IMRT PrecisePLAN® Treatment Planning course provides training for Dosimetrists, Physicists and Radiation Oncologists in the clinical use of the IMRT version of PrecisePLAN® software. Successful participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to operate the system effectively. The course does not provide training in the principles or techniques used in Radiation Therapy.

Objectives:

• Provide a basic understanding of the IMRT software release of PrecisePLAN®Treatment Planning Software.
• Enable accurate preparation of patient data for treatment planning
• Facilitate competent use of PrecisePLAN® IMRT software for clinical purposes
• Understand the relevant safety issues and system administration procedures with regard to the daily use of the machine

Requirements for Training:

It is the customer’s responsibility to provide the following:

• A Medical Dosimetrist and/or Physicist to attend the course in at Linac House, Crawley, UK
• Schedule the attendees with the Training Coordinator at Elekta
• Attendees to be familiar with the Operators Manual or any Release Notes for the IMRT version of PrecisePLAN® Treatment Planning Software

Training Documentation

Operator’s Manuals and Training Guides which include step by step tutorials are supplied in the training course.

Course Schedule

Training hours are from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Elekta reserves the right to make changes to this schedule. The dates for the 2-Day IMRT training will be made available to the customer if this happens.

The Hardware

• Introduction to any new peripheral devices supplied with PrecisePLAN® Treatment Planning System

The Software

• Software Structure Overviews
• Planning Screen changes/additions
• Functionality for IMRT Treatment Planning

Physics Support

• Quality Assurance for IMRT

IMRT Treatment Planning

• Use of Workflow Manager
• Contouring Structures
• Multiple beams with segments
• Optimization
• Dose Volume Histograms

Customer Support

Questions following the PrecisePLAN® Treatment Planning Training course can be addressed by contacting the Elekta Help Desk on: + 44 (0) 1293 654400.

Further training may be purchased from Elekta if your staff changes or if your training requirements differ from the course detailed above.

For further information please contact the Elekta Help Desk.