PHYSICS OF RADIOTHERAPY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHYSICS/B M E/H ONCOL/MED PHYS 501 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the potentials and limits, with respect to fundamental physics, of ionizing radiation production and therapy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply the concepts and/or techniques of radiation physics in cancer therapy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Accurately compute radiation dose and dose delivery for clinically acceptable conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate complex applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner, including concepts of medical imaging, radiation biology, radiation production, and radiation detection as they apply to radiation physics in cancer therapy Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the potentials and limits, with respect to fundamental physics, of ionizing radiation production and therapy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply the concepts and/or techniques of radiation physics in cancer therapy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Accurately compute radiation dose and dose delivery for clinically acceptable conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate complex applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner, including concepts of medical imaging, radiation biology, radiation production, and radiation detection as they apply to radiation physics in cancer therapy Audience: Graduate