BLACK
SEA (KARADENIZ) TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT
OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
I. ABOUT DEPARTMENT
a)
General information
The Department of Radiation Oncology is newly established at Trabzon
City and it is staffed by two Radiation Oncologist and three Radiation
Physicist at this time. The department has one linear
accelerator (Saturne from GE), one
Co
60 teletherapy machine (Alcyon from GE ), one simulator
(Simulix from Nucletron-Oldelft ), data verification
network ( Sincer from GE ) and one treatment
planning system (Target from GE ). In
addition, we are planning to establish one HDR
brachytherapy treatment unit in the year of 2000.
Our hospital's interland is fairly broad and the potential of our department
is about 1000-1500 new patients per annum.
The clinical practice is disease oriented with each staff physician responsible
for
patient care and clinical research activities for each disease site. Departmental
activities are focused especially on the treatment of breast cancer, lung
cancer, GI malignancies, brain tumors, genitourinary and pediatric malignancies,
radiation sensitizer agents and chemoradiotherapy.
B.
Clinical Staff
Ali
Aydin Yavuz MD, Assistant Professor, Director
Melek
Nur Yavuz MD, Assistant Professor, Administrator
Esra Ilis
MD.
Zumrut
Bahat MD.
C.
Consultants
Yavuz Ozoran MD, Professor, Tumor Pathology
Ercument
Ovali MD, Associate Professor, Hematologic and Basic Oncology
Fazil
Aydin MD, Associate Professor, Clinical Oncology
Nilgun
Yaris MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Oncology
Yavuz
Tekelioglu MD, Assistant Professor, Radiobiology and Flow Cytometry
D.
Division of Medical Physics
Emel Cimsitoglu, Rad. Physicists
Fatma
Colak, Rad. Physicist
Ayse
Kucuk, Dosimetrist
Sema
Iskender, Employee of Radiation Protection
The staff is concerned with four areas of activity which include clinical
service and consultation regarding treatment techniques and physical concepts;
research involving new high energy machines, three dimensional treatment
planning, and the application of sophisticated computer techniques to treatment
planning, the training of future medical physicists, residents, physicians,
and medical technologists, and the calibration, alignment, preventive maintenance,
and servicing of equipment.
The Physics Division uses a GE Target treatment planning
system, Wellhoofer Dosimetry system, PTW Female
Randophantom, Dose Leader and PTW Unidos dosimetry, Baby-Line manual
dosimetry and field monitor systems for teletherapy
machines. The department's dosimetrists are responsible for
generating a treatment plan for each patient, calculating off-axis doses
for irregularly shaped fields, and doses for intracavitary or interstitial
implant procedures.
E.
Radiation Biology
The Division of Radiation Biology is not established at this time,
but it’s planning for near future.
Our Consultants in
Radiobiology and Cytometry;
Ercument
Ovali MD, Associate Professor in Hematology and Basic Oncology
Yavuz
Tekelioglu Ms.S., Assistant Professor, Biologist
F.
Nursery
Havva Uzuner; Out-patient Nursing
Hanife Yurdusever; In-patient Nursing
The follow-up clinic as well as the treatment area are staffed by registered
nurses and some nursing assistants.
They are present for to give information consent to patients, pelvic examinations,
biopsy procedures, concomitant chemotherapy, aid in brachytherapy aplications
and aid in scheduling laboratory studies and x-rays. They direct the order
in which patients are to be seen. They are responsible for supplies in
the examining room and are available to assist physicians and to attend
to the general needs of the patients.
H.
Technical Staff - Ayse
Kucuk, Chief
The technical staff in the treatment area consists of a chief technologist
as
well as staff and student technologists.
All staff technologists are registry certified in
radiation oncology. The technologists are responsible
for the delivery of the prescribed treatment, emergency treatments on nights
and weekends, and simulations.
II.
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
A.
General Information
We have 2-4 resident at this time. The residency program in radiation
oncology is either three or four years.. The program is designedto incorporate
didactic instruction in clinical oncology, radiation biology, radiation
physics, andbiostatistics into a broad and varied clinical experience.
First year residents receive an introductory series of lectures in radiation
biology, physics, and dosimetry. The clinical rotations during the first
year are arranged so that trainees will see a wide spectrum of oncologic
problems including the Basic Oncology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology
and Pathology. The clinical rotations during the second and third year
are more site specific to allow for more in-depth training in particular
areas.
B.
Director of the Residency Program - Melek
Nur Yavuz M.D.
The director of the residency program is responsible for all aspects of
resident training and arrangeiments
for appropriate rotations. The director is available to residents to help
with individual or collective problems
and represent the residents at periodic staff meetings. She also coordinates
and
directs any of the research activities residents pursue.
C.
Requirements of the Residency Training Program
The resident must keep a detailed list of all external radiotherapy
or brachytherapy procedures in which he/she participates. It is recommended
that the resident participate in the care of no fewer than 125 patients
per year undergoing external radiotherapy and perform or assist in
no fewer than 10 interstitial implants and 20 intracavitary insertions
during the course of training. Experience with radiation modifiers (especially
with chemoradiotherapy ) is also suggested. All residents are expected
to attend and contribute to the intra- and interdepartmental conferences
Each resident will give 2-4 seminar during each year of the training program.
The department requires residents to complete a clinical project as well
as a project in either physics or radiobiology during the training program.
Prior to completion of 6 months in training, the residents will be asked
to identify the nature of these projects in writing to the training director.
III.
OUR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
IV.
RADIOTHERAPY OR ONCOLOGY RELATED SITES IN TURKEY
V.
HOW CAN YOU REACH US :
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Our
Adress: Karadeniz
Technical University,
School of Medicine,
Department of Radiation Oncology,
Farabi Hospital,
61080 Trabzon TURKEY
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Our
Faxes:
90 462 325 95 56
90 462 325 22 70
90 462 325 05 18
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Our
Phones:
90 462 325 95 56 (direct)
90 462 325 30 11 / 5601 (operator)
90 462 325 30 11 / 5595 (operator)
Our
E-Mail:
ayavuz@gul.net.tr
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