— Medical Physics & Engineering for Cancer Therapy

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Technology and engineering of radiation therapy systems and algorithms for cancer treatment, with a focus on biomedical engineering. Radiation therapy basics including radiation physics principles, radiation biology foundations, the effect of radiation on tissue and cancer, engineering of radiation therapy systems, and algorithms applied to radiation therapy. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hours(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Open to upper division Biomedical Engineering majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hours(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Open to upper division Biomedical Engineering majors only. Grade Mode: Letter.