ADVANCED BRACHYTHERAPY PHYSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED PHYS/B M E 566 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of common brachytherapy source isotopes, including energy, source construction, and half-life, as well as their clinical use in the treatment of gynecological, breast, prostate, and other cancer types. Audience: Graduate 2. Create clinical treatment plans for gynecological, breast, and prostate brachytherapy treatments. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain and understand each component of the TG-43 brachytherapy dose calculation formalism Audience: Graduate 4. Gain familiarity with HDR afterloaders and the required quality assurance Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate an understanding of LDR brachytherapy concepts including safe source handling, calibration, and quality assurance Audience: Graduate 6. Understand radiation protection concepts relevant to brachytherapy including state/national regulations and the components of a quality management program for brachytherapy Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of common brachytherapy source isotopes, including energy, source construction, and half-life, as well as their clinical use in the treatment of gynecological, breast, prostate, and other cancer types. Audience: Graduate 2. Create clinical treatment plans for gynecological, breast, and prostate brachytherapy treatments. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain and understand each component of the TG-43 brachytherapy dose calculation formalism Audience: Graduate 4. Gain familiarity with HDR afterloaders and the required quality assurance Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate an understanding of LDR brachytherapy concepts including safe source handling, calibration, and quality assurance Audience: Graduate 6. Understand radiation protection concepts relevant to brachytherapy including state/national regulations and the components of a quality management program for brachytherapy Audience: Graduate