Medical Physics
505.
Selected Topics in Medical Physics.
(1-5 to a maximum of 10 Δ)
The course provides a format to teach current information in medical physics which are not now provided by existing courses. Subject area varies depending upon for education in a particular area and the faculty member involved.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
516.
Medical Imaging I X-ray Physics.
(3)
Course provides review of x-ray interactions, x-ray production, film-screen and film processing, mammography, fluoroscopy, image quality, digital radiography, physics of computed tomography, PACS and digital systems, and diagnostic radiation shielding.
Corequisite: 517L.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
517L.
Medical Imaging Laboratory I X-ray Physics.
(1)
Perform QC on a diagnostic x-ray system, a fluoroscopy system, CR system, DR system, CT scanner, mammography system. Evaluate radiation shielding in a diagnostic x-ray room. Perform a digital monitor evaluation and evaluate a film processor.
Corequisite: 516.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
518.
Medical Imaging II MR Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine Physics.
(3)
MR basic physics, MR imaging equipment, and ultrasound imaging physics. Nuclear medicine imaging physics including: radioactive decay, isotope production, detector systems, Na I gamma camera imaging systems, PET/SPECT cameras systems, regulations and patient dose calculations.
Corequisite: 519L.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
519L.
Medical Imaging II MR Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine Physics.
(1)
Perform MRI ACR QC tests and Ultrasound ACR QA tests. Perform QC tests on dose calibrator, gamma camera, PET camera, SPECT camera. Perform a leak test on a sealed radioactive material source. Visit a PET cyclotron.
Corequisite: 518.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
527.
Radiation Biology for Engineers and Scientists.
(3)
(Also offered as NE 527)
Covering fundamentals of the biological effects of ionizing radiation on living systems, especially man; basic biological mechanisms which bring about somatic and genetic effects; and the effect of ionizing radiation on cell cultures.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
540.
Radiation Oncology Physics.
(3)
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.
541L.
Radiation Oncology Physics Laboratory.
(3)
Complete a number of clinical treatment plans, participate in the annual calibration of a linear accelerator, acquire basic photon and electron dose data for a computerized treatment planning system, perform several brachytherapy treatment plans including HDR and LDR plans, and perform an IMRT QA validation.
Corequisite: 540.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
591.
Practicum.
(3 or 6 to a maximum of 6 Δ [6])
(Also offered as NE 591)
Professional practice experience in radiation protection and environmental measurements in non-traditional settings under the guidance of health physicists and radiation protection engineers. Internship arrangement with a local facility employing health physicists or related personnel such as a national laboratory, analytical facility, or hospital.
{Summer, Fall, Spring}
