RADIOTHERAPY (TURKISH)


Profile of the Program

The aim of this program is to educate professionals capable of assisting radiation oncology experts in the processes of radiotherapy and simulation. These professionals are trained to skillfully assist in every step of the process, including the control of the machine and equipments, the preparation of mask, the treatment chair, and protective lead block, as well as the preparation of the patient for both therapy and simulation.

Qualification Awarded

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Radyoterapi Teknikeri

Level of Qualification

This is a Associate (Short Cycle) program.

Specific Admission Requirements

Students are accepted through the YKS (Higher Education Institutions Exam) administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Upon successful completion along with the qualifications of the program, (the 5th level) Associate degree is given in the field of Radiotherapy.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students who are selected by Student Selection and Placement center and who complete their admition process are eligible to attend the school.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Radiotherapy technicians, radiation experts and / or radiation physicist with the preparation and treatment services they perform as a team. Radiotherapy is generally carried out in the relevant sections of the university and relevant departments in state hospitals and radiotherapy departments are also widely available in private hospitals.

Access to Further Studies

Radiotherapy program students may apply to Nursing and Nursing and Health Services undergraduate programs via external transfer exam (DGS).

Program Outcomes

1 The ability to have theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field at a basic level
2 The use of theoretical knowledge related to the field in practice
3 Behave according to basic professional legislation related to the field
4 Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication
5 Express the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values of professional
6 Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness
7 Effective use the terminology of the field
8 The ability ro use of radiation generating devices and the ability to make the basic physics calculations to use the generated radiation safely.
9 Keeps the record of all activities and results related to the the field with modern methods
10 To have knowledge of basic oncology

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Courses
BPR1021 Information and Communication Technology 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 4
DYZ1001 Physiology 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1
ENG1071 English I 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
ENG1072 English II 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
HST1071 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HST1072 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
RTR1001 Radiobiology 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 3
RTR1002 Devices Used in Radiotherapy 4 2 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 4
RTR1003 Health Physics 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 3
RTR2001 Radiotherapy Treatment Planning I 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 4
RTR2002 Radiotherapy Treatment Planning II 4 3 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 4
RTR2003 Radiotherapy Imaging Techniques 5 3 4 2 3 1 4 4 5 5
RTR2004 Radiotherapy Imaging Techniques II 5 3 4 2 3 1 4 4 5 5
RTR2023 Workplace Training 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4
TDS1003 Medical Terminology 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 5 3 3
TDS1007 Medical Services Communication 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 3 4
TGT1001 Anatomy I 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 3
TGT2008 Radiation Protection and Security 3 1 4 4 2 1 3 3 4 3
TGT2009 Medical Radiophysics 4 3 5 1 1 1 2 3 4 3
TLL1071 Turkish Language and Literature I 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 3
TLL1072 Turkish Language and Literature II 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 3
Departmental Elective
RTR2005 Quality Control and Quality Supply in Radiotherapy
RTR2006 Radiological Anatomy
RTR2008 Oncologic Pathology
RTR2010 Clinical Oncology
RTR2011 Organizational Behavior in Health Institutions 2 2 4 5 4 4 3 1 3 1
GE-Elective
COP1301 Career Development for Orientation to Work Life
COP1302 Dale Carnegie Strictly Business: Dale Carnegie Course
COP1303 TMI - Project Your Life Ahead
GEP1065 History of Civilization I
GEP1066 History of Civilization II
GEP1111 Art and Religion
GEP1112 Classical Turkish Art and Artists
GEP1113 European Art
GEP1114 Fine Arts in Turkey
GEP1115 Introduction to Art History
GEP1121 Introduction to Theatre
GEP1122 Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance
GEP1123 Special Topics in Theatre
GEP1124 Turkish Theatre
GEP1131 Introduction to Classical Music
GEP1132 Trends in Classical Music
GEP1133 Twentieth Century Musıc
GEP1134 Introduction to Turkısh Classical Musıc
GEP1201 City and Culture
GEP1202 History of Istanbul as an Imperial City
GEP1203 Globalization and Istanbul
GEP1204 Istanbul in Social and Historical Perspectives
GEP1205 Unfolding the Layers of Berlin
GEP1206 Virtual Discovery of Istanbul
GEP1211 City and Landscape
GEP1302 Dale Carnegie Strictly Business: Dale Carnegie Course
GEP1303 TMI Project Your Life Ahead
GEP1304 Music Business and Turkish Music Industry
GEP1307 Marine Culture and Amateur Seamanship
GEP1320 Introduction to the 2030 Agenda
GEP1363 Interpersonal Communication
GEP1401 Arabic I
GEP1402 Arabic II
GEP1403 French I
GEP1404 French II
GEP1405 German I
GEP1406 German II
GEP1407 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I
GEP1408 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture II
GEP1409 Italian I
GEP1410 Italian II
GEP1411 Modern Chinese I
GEP1412 Modern Chinese II
GEP1413 Ottoman Turkish I
GEP1414 Ottoman Turkish II
GEP1415 Russian I
GEP1416 Russian II
GEP1417 Spanish I
GEP1418 Spanish II
GEP1419 Persian I
GEP1420 Persian II
GEP1421 Georgian I
GEP1422 Georgian II
GEP1423 Greek I
GEP1424 Greek II
GEP1425 Hebrew I
GEP1426 Hebrew II
GEP1427 Arabic III
GEP1428 Arabic IV
GEP1429 Persian III
GEP1430 Persian IV
GEP1431 Turkish Sign Language
GEP1432 English for Specific Purposes I
GEP1433 English for Specific Purposes II
GEP1434 Turkish Sign Language II
GEP1435 German III
GEP1436 German IV
GEP1439 Russian III
GEP1440 Russian IV
GEP1441 Korean I
GEP1442 Korean II
GEP1501 Anatolian Civilizations
GEP1502 Great Discoveries and Inventions in the History of Science
GEP1503 Greek and Turkish Relations in the Aegean
GEP1504 History of Food
GEP1505 History of Mediterranean World
GEP1506 History of the Modern Middle East
GEP1507 Orientalism
GEP1508 Wars That Change History
GEP1509 20. Century Political History
GEP1510 Contemporary Germany- History, Politics and Society since 1945
GEP1511 European History
GEP1513 History of Religions
GEP1514 Ottoman Cultural History
GEP1515 New Religious Movements
GEP1601 Communication in Local Governments
GEP1602 Community Service Applications
GEP1603 Current Political Issues and Leaders
GEP1604 Interpersonal Communication
GEP1605 Popular Culture
GEP1606 Prejudice and Aggression
GEP1607 Ethics
GEP1608 European Integration and Turkish-European Relations
GEP1609 Alliance of Civilizations
GEP1610 Innovative Leadership
GEP1611 Effective Skills for Communication
GEP1612 Political Communication Campaigns
GEP1613 Elections and Campaign Management
GEP1614 Social Media Management
GEP1615 Perception Management
GEP1616 Traffic and Road Safety
GEP1618 Communication and Stress Management
GEP1619 Using Media for Communication
GEP1620 Visual Literacy
GEP1621 Internal Communication and Innovation Management
GEP1622 Creative Thinking and Entrepreneurship
GEP1623 Fashion and Media
GEP1625 Games and Culture
GEP1701 Creative Literature
GEP1702 Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism
GEP1703 Contemporary Turkish Literature
GEP1704 Trends in Literature
GEP1705 Literature and Society
GEP1706 Modern Turkish Novel and Story
GEP1707 Modern Turkish Poetry
GEP1708 Turkish Folk Literature
GEP1709 The Lives of Turkish Intellectuals
GEP1710 Turkish Poets and Poems
GEP1801 20th Century History of Thought
GEP1802 Aesthetic and Philosophy
GEP1803 Contemporary Philosophy
GEP1804 Islamic Philosophy
GEP1805 Ontology
GEP1806 Philosophy of Life
GEP1807 Political Philosophy
GEP1808 Philosophy of Religion
GEP1809 Strategic Roadmaps and Innovation
GEP1810 Systems-Design Thinking and Management
GEP1821 Classical Logic
GEP1822 Logic I
GEP1823 Logic II
GEP1824 Modern Logic
GEP1825 Logic and Computer Applications
Non-Departmental Elective
DYZ2011 Behavioral Sciences

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

1. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
DYZ1001 Physiology 2 0 2 5
ENG1071 English I 1 2 2 3
HST1071 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic I 2 0 2 2
RTR1001 Radiobiology 3 0 3 4
RTR1003 Health Physics 2 0 2 5
TDS1003 Medical Terminology 2 0 2 3
TGT1001 Anatomy I 1 2 2 6
TLL1071 Turkish Language and Literature I 2 0 2 2
Total 30
2. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BPR1021 Information and Communication Technology 1 2 2 3
ENG1072 English II 1 2 2 3
HST1072 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II 2 0 2 2
RTR1002 Devices Used in Radiotherapy 2 0 2 9
TDS1007 Medical Services Communication 2 0 2 5
TGT2008 Radiation Protection and Security 2 0 2 3
TGT2009 Medical Radiophysics 2 0 2 3
TLL1072 Turkish Language and Literature II 2 0 2 2
Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
RTR2001 Radiotherapy Treatment Planning I 2 2 3 4
RTR2003 Radiotherapy Imaging Techniques 2 2 3 5
RTR2023 Workplace Training 0 0 0 8
Departmental Elective 2 3
Departmental Elective 2 3
GE-Elective 3 4
Non-Departmental Elective 2 3
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
RTR2002 Radiotherapy Treatment Planning II 2 2 3 7
RTR2004 Radiotherapy Imaging Techniques II 1 2 2 6
Departmental Elective 2 3
GE-Elective 3 4
Non-Departmental Elective 2 3
GE-Elective 3 4
Departmental Elective 2 3
Total 30

Program Director (or Equivalent)


RADIOTHERAPY (TURKISH) - VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES

YASEMİN ŞABABLI OKAN
Head of Department

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES
E-Mail: yasminsababli@gmail.com
Telephone: +90