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(Also offered as CHNE 540)
The course will cover the operation of linear accelerators, measurement of absorbed dose and quality of x-ray beams, dose distribution and scatter analysis, and clinical dose calculations for electron and photon beams. Techniques such as IMRT, total body irradiation, and SRS will be discussed. Brachytherapy treatment planning including HDR, LDR and intravascular treatments will be covered.
Corequisite: 541L
Restriction: permission of instructor
Radiation Oncology Physics Laboratory - MPHY 541L
MSC 11 6325
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-8900
Phone: (505) 277-6809
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