Radiation Oncology: Demystifying The Magic

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 48 Minutes

Overview

This activity provides a practical overview of radiation oncology, focusing on the basic science of radiation therapy, treatment paradigms, and clinical decision-making across curative, palliative, and emergent settings. Participants will gain insight into proton versus photon therapy, treatment planning logistics, and the role of radiation therapy in managing oncologic emergencies and symptom control across diverse patient populations.

Target Audience

This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the general principles of radiation therapy and its applications in cancer treatment, including its role in managing oncologic emergencies
  2. Compare and contrast proton and photon radiation and their effects on tumor targeting, enabling advanced practice providers (APPs) to identify clinical scenarios where proton therapy may be preferred over photon therapy
  3. Examine the planning processes and logistics for proton and photon therapies, including imaging, dose calculation, and quality assurance procedures, to ensure the creation of safe and effective patient-specific radiation treatment plans                                                                              
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course opens: 
01/20/2026
Course expires: 
01/23/2027
Cost:
$0.00
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Faculty

Layne Chapple, ARNP

Teaching Associate, Division of Radiation Oncology
Fred Hutch at UW Medical Center - Montlake
Seattle, WA

Layne Chapple is a Nurse Practitioner at the University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, where she has practiced since 2021. Her clinical practice spans UWMC-Mountlake, Fred Hutch Cancer Center-Proton Therapy and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her primary clinical practice is Pediatric Radiation Oncology, but she also serves as the APP lead for the Total Body Irradiation program and the department APP lead for Radiation Oncology.

With 15 years of Pediatric Oncology experience, She currently cares for all pediatric and young adult patients undergoing radiation with pediatric malignancies including solid tumors/Sarcomas, brain tumors, Lymphomas and Leukemia. She graduated with her MSN from UAB-Birmingham in 2008 from with a dual degree Family Nurse Practitioner/Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. Layne is a mom of 2 and outside of the hospital you can typically find her cheering or coaching her kids at the baseball field or at a swim meet.

Disclosures:

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. 

All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.

Layne Chapple, ARNP Discloses no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:

  1. Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
  2. Participate in the online activity.
  3. Complete the post-test
  4. Submit the evaluation form

DISCLAIMER:

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

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