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3483 - Radiation Oncology Hands-on Undergraduate Teaching: Digital Cross Sectional Anatomy and Tumor Pathology in CT, MRI and PET

Monday, September 30, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
Location: Hall C

Screen: 21

L. Seiß1, Z. Locsei1, P. Winkler2, H. Stranzl-Lawatsch3, and T. B. Brunner3; 1LKH University Hospitals Graz, Department of Radiation Oncology, Graz, Austria, 2Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 3Medical University of Graz, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Graz, Austria

Purpose/Objective(s): The aim was to develop skills in cross-sectional anatomy and tumor pathology in a hands-on teaching module to convey the perspective of radiation oncology and to make the subject recognizable as an attractive career profile. Materials/

Methods: A special study module (SSM) with 6 ECTS points as a block teaching over 1 month for up to 10 students comprised 3 modules: Module 1 cross-sectional anatomy, Module 2 cross-sectional tumor pathology, module 3 interdisciplinary cross-sectional oncology with 2 intermediate exams and 1 final exam. Progressing from simple to complex levels of difficulty, all body regions were successively taught per module. A treatment planning system (technology company) was used as contouring software on cloned, anonymized image data sets and an oncology imaging informatics system for statistical evaluation. A student evaluation form (grades from 1-6) served as feedback.
Results: Eight participants contoured (C) in October 2023 in groups of 2 using segmentation software anatomical and pathological regions of interest (ROIs) in CT, MRI and PET-CT in the sandwich procedure, C1, Expert seminar, C2. The test results were visualized and evaluated using a gold standard quantified with Dice coefficients and Haussdorf distance. The practical application in radiation oncology was conveyed. The interdisciplinary part was supplemented by participation in tumor boards. An average grade of 1.5 was achieved at students evaluation.
Conclusion: Familiarity with 3D imaging (CT, MRI, PET) was achieved in all body regions and a high degree of skills was measured in the exams. The SSM will be perpetuated and will now accommodate an expanded number of up to 20 students. Two participants have taken up thesis subjects in radiation oncology. The new teaching subject was awarded the Medical Universitys of Graz Teaching Award in February 2024.