HEALTH PHYSICS
Fundamental principles and objectives of health physics (radiation protection), the quantities of radiation dosimetry (the absorbed dose, equivalent dose, and effective dose) used to evaluate human radiation risks, elementary shielding calculations and protection measures for clinical environments, characterization and proper use of health physics instrumentation, and regulatory and administrative requirements of health physics programs in general and as applied to clinical activities.
- M 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter Caracappa
h-index: 12 Info - 3 points
MEDICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR
Required for all graduate students in the Medical Physics Program. Practicing professionals and faculty in the field present selected topics in medical physics.
- M 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
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Instructor:
Cheng S Wuu
CULPA: 1 Info - 0 points
CLIN NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICS
Introduction to the instrumentation and physics used in clinical nuclear medicine and PET with an emphasis on detector systems, tomography and quality control. Problem sets, papers and term project.
- T 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pat Zanzonico
Info - 3 points
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY PHYSICS
Physics of medical imaging. Imaging techniques: radiography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance. Includes conceptual, mathematical/theoretical, and practical clinical physics aspects.
RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS
Review of X-ray production and fundamentals of nuclear physics and radioactivity. Detailed analysis of radiation absorption and interactions in biological materials as specifically related to radiation therapy and radiation therapy dosimetry. Surveys of use of teletherapy isotopes and X-ray generators in radiation therapy plus the clinical use of interstitial and intracavitary isotopes. Principles of radiation therapy treatment planning and isodose calculations. Problem sets taken from actual clinical examples are assigned.
- R 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Cheng S Wuu
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points