| | 01 | TBA | | TBA | Hobbis | Default - none | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Desc: | The independent study course is designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to gain insight into an aspect of the field of medical physics. The goal of the course is to provide introductory experience on a focused project with one or more faculty mentor(s). Graduate students will be matched with a project/mentor based on a number of factors, including student interest in the area of study and availability.
Prerequisite: Physics and calculus; Permission of the program director |
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| | 01 | TBA | | (None) / | Altman | Default - none | 10 | 8 | 0 | | |
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| | 01 | TBA | | TBA | Altman | Default - none | 5 | 3 | 0 | | Desc: | Students will complete a research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Thesis students will develop a thesis proposal, conduct mentored research, and disseminate this research in the form of an oral defense and written thesis. The goal of this project is to gain an in-depth understanding about an area of development or research in the medical physics field, as well as to gain an understanding about how to structure, perform, and present academic work. Students may also learn about academic publication composition and submission. An oral presentation and written report describing the completed project work are required.
Prerequisite: 2 semesters of MP503; Permission of the program director |
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| | 01 | ---R--- | 3:00P-4:30P | TBA | Ozturk | Default - none | 10 | 8 | 0 | | Desc: | This course prepares students to critically evaluate ethical, regulatory and professional issues, and leadership in clinical practice and research. The principal goal of this course is to prepare students to recognize ethics and compliance resources in clinical research and the situational factors that give rise to them, to identify ethics and compliance resources, and to foster ethical problem-solving skills. Additionally, the course introduces professionalism, core elements, common traits of the medical physics profession, confidentiality, conflict of interest, interpersonal interactions, negotiations and leadership skills. Characteristics of successful leadership are also identified. Interaction with patients, colleagues, vendors, and clinic staff will also be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Permission of the program director |
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| | 01 | M-W---- | 7:30A-8:30A | TBA | Rogers | See Instructor | 10 | 6 | 0 | | Desc: | This class is designed to establish a foundation for ionizing radiation interaction with biological tissues. It will cover the fundamental concepts of cell biology, how ionizing radiation interacts with cells, radiation damage and carcinogenesis, radiation therapy fractionation and related concepts. The effects of ionizing radiations on living cells and organisms, including physical, chemical, and physiological basis of radiation cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenesis are also covered.
Prerequisites: One year each of biology, physics and organic chemistry; permission of the program director
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| | 01 | M-W---- | 2:00P-3:30P | TBA | Altman | Default - none | 12 | 6 | 0 | | Desc: | This course is designed to build on the concept of radiation dosimetry techniques and bring them into the clinical realm. The students will learn clinical applications of radiation dose measurements as used in radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. Ionizing radiation producing devices such as external beam, brachytherapy, protons and charged particles, imaging modalities, simulation, radiation delivery, treatment verification imaging, quality assurance, motion management and image guided techniques will be the major focus.
Prerequisites: Radiological Physics and Dosimetry; permission of the program director
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| | Description: | The objective of this course is to reinforce and enhance the understanding concepts developed in didactic medical physics courses through practica, laboratory work, and/or special lectures. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the physics and methods involved in clinical imaging and/or radiation therapy treatment processes. The various practica will cover an array of topic areas including absolute dosimetry, relative dose measurements, patient QA, imaging QA, radiation beam modeling, treatment planning, proton therapy, brachytherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and adaptive radiation therapy. Prerequisite: MP502, MP506, and MP521; Permission of the program director. |
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| | 01 | --W---- | 4:00P-7:30P | TBA | Taeho Kim | Default - none | 10 | 5 | 0 | | Desc: | The objective of this course is to reinforce and enhance the understanding concepts developed in didactic medical physics courses through practica, laboratory work, and/or special lectures. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the physics and methods involved in clinical imaging and/or radiation therapy treatment processes. The various practica will cover an array of topic areas including absolute dosimetry, relative dose measurements, patient QA, imaging QA, radiation beam modeling, treatment planning, proton therapy, brachytherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and adaptive radiation therapy.
Prerequisite: MP502, MP506, and MP521; Permission of the program director
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| | 01 | TBA | | (None) / | Altman | Default - none | 99 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| | 01 | TBA | | (None) / | [TBA] | Default - none | 99 | 1 | 0 | | |
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