Medical Physics and Dosimetry

This course covers concepts of radiological physics and dosimetry that are fundamental for understanding and exploring the most common medical application of physics in imaging and therapy. The course comprises two major parts. Part I focuses on the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter as the basis for understanding radiation/human body interactions. Part II focuses on radiation measurement devices and techniques for accurate assessment of imaging and therapeutic doses of radiation. Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering, or other closely related scientific discipline. Students with non-Physics backgrounds must have had a coursework satisfying the requirements for an undergraduate minor in Physics. This includes the calculus based introductory general physics sequence and three upper division (junior or senior level) topical physics courses that would be taken by a physics major. Examples of upper division courses include Modern Physics or Electricity and Magnetism.