MEDP 7260 Clinical Medical Physics Rotation (4)

Prereq.: credit in MEDP 4111 and MEDP 7331 . Open only for students currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Medical Physics and Health Physics program or the PhD in Physics (Medical Physics concentration) program. 12 hrs. clinic. Under the direction of clinical staff, introduction to clinical duties of the medical physicist in radiation therapy and radiology. Radiation therapy physics topics include treatment planning, delivery techniques and dosimetry for brachytherapy and external beam therapy. Radiological imaging physics topics include operation and quality assurance for CT, MRI, and PET imaging systems and radiation safety.