410 Radiobiology. (Crosslisted with H ONcol) 2-3 cr. Effects of ionizing radiations of living cells and organisms, including physical, chemical, and physiological bases of radiation cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogensis; lecture and lab.
463 Radioisotopes in Medicine and Biology. (Crosslisted with Physics) 2-3 cr. Physical principles of radioisotopes used in medicine and biology and operation of related equipment; lecture and lab. P: Intro physics.
471 Selected Topics in Medical Physics. 1-3 cr. Various subjects of interest to medical physics faculty and students. P: Cons inst.
501 Radiological Physics and Dosimetry. (Crosslisted with H ONcol, Physics, BME) 3 cr. Interactions and energy deposition by ionizing radiation in matter; concepts, quantities and units in radiological physics; principles and methods of radiation dosimetry. P: Calculus and modern physics.
506 Monte Carlo Radiation Transport. (Crosslisted with N E) 3 cr. Use of Monte Carlo technique for applications in nuclear engineering and medical physics. Major theory of Monte Carlo neutral particle transport is discussed. Standard Monte Carlo transport software is used for exercises and projects. Major emphasis is on analysis of real-world problems. P: Neep 305 or equiv and one of Neep 405, 408, Med Phys 501 or 569, or cons inst.
530 Medical Imaging Systems. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. 2D Fourier image representation, sampling, and image filtering with applications in medical imaging. Principles of operation, impulse responses, signal-to-noise, resolution and design tradeoffs in projection radiography, tomography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. P: ECE 330 or Med Phys 473 or equiv or cons inst. Knowledge of linear signals & systems, convolution, basic probability, Id Fourier Transforms.
559 Patient Safety and Error Reduction in Healthcare. (Crosslisted with I SY E) 2 cr. Techniques for evaluating and reducing risks in medical procedures, including probabilistic risk assessment methods, failure mode and effects analysis, human factors analysis, and quality management. Discussions of patient safety standards, recommendations from agencies, and continual quality improvement. P: Jr st or cons inst.
566 Physics of Radiotherapy. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. Ionizing radiation use in radiation therapy to cause controlled biological effects in cancer patients. Physics of the interaction of the various radiation modalities with body-equivalent materials, and physical aspects of clinical applications; lecture and lab. P: Med Phys 501.
567 The Physics of Diagnostic Radiology. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. Physics of x-ray diagnostic procedures and equipment, radiation safety, general imaging considerations; lecture and lab. P: Modern physics, calculus, and Fourier analysis, or cons inst.
568 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. Physics and technology of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), emphasizing techniques employed in medical diagnostic imaging. Major topics: physics of MR, pulse sequences, hardware, imaging techniques, artifacts, and spectroscopic localization. P: Crses in mod physics & calc, incl Fourier Anal, req. Crses in other med imaging tech e.g. Med Phys 567, & crses in signal processing, or Med Phys 573 recommended.
569 Health Physics. (Crosslisted with N E) 3-4 cr. Physical and biological aspects of the use of ionizing radiation in industrial and academic institutions; physical principles underlying shielding instrumentation, waste disposal; biological effects of low levels of ionizing radiation; lecture and lab. P: Cons inst.
570 Advanced Brachytherapy Physics. 3 cr. The use of radioactive sources for radiotherapy including: materials used, source construction dosimetry theory and practical application, dosimetric systems, localization and reconstruction. The course covers low dose rate, high dose rate and permanently placed applications. P: Med Phys 501& 566 or equiv.
571 Advanced External Radiation Oncology Physics. 3 cr. Physics of ionizing radiation therapy with emphasis on external beam dosimetry and treatment planning. P: Med Phys 501 & 566.
573 Medical Image Science: Deterministic Aspects. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. The conceptual and mathematical foundations of linear systems theory in medical imaging, with example demonstrations of their applications in particular medical imaging modalities. P: 1 yr each of undergrad physics & calc or cons inst.
574 Medical Image Science: Stochastic Aspects. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. The conceptual and mathematical foundations of probability and statistics in medical imaging, and demonstrations of the applications of these foundations in particular medical imaging modalities. P: Med Phs/BME 573 or cons inst.
575 Diagnostic Ultrasound Physics. (Crosslisted with BME) 3 cr. Propagation of ultrasonic waves in biological tissues; principles of ultrasonic measuring and imaging instrumentation; design and use of currently available tools for performance evaluation of diagnostic instrumentation; biological effects of ultrasound. P: Modern physics, calculus & Fourier analysis or cons inst.
619 Microscopy of Life. (Crosslisted with Physics, Anatomy, BME, Chem, Phmcol-M, Radiol) 3 cr. Survey of state of the art microscopic, cellular and molecular imaging techniques, beginning with subcellular microscopy and finishing with whole animal imaging. P: 2nd semester intro physics including light & optics (e.g. 104, 202, 208) or cons inst.
661 Rad Lab - Radiotherapy Physics. 2 cr. P: Med Phys 566.
662 Rad Lab - Diagnostic Radiological Physics. 1 cr. P: Med Phys 567.
663 Rad Lab - Nuclear Medicine Physics. 1 cr. P: Med Phys 463.
664 Rad Lab - Health Physics. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
665 Rad Lab: CT, MRI, and Dsa Physics. 1 cr. P: Med Phys 567 or cons inst.
666 Rad Lab - Medical Ultrasound Physics. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
679 Radiation Physics Metrology. 3 cr. Metrology, the science of measurement, is a critical component of medical physics. Topics covered: measurement statistics, determination of uncertainty, characteristics of ionization chambers, electrometers and other ionizing radiation measurement devices. Effects of instrumentation on clinical measurements. P: Med Phys 501; Med Phys 566 & 567 recommended.
699 Independent Reading or Research. 1-3 cr.
707 Digital X-Ray Imaging. 2 cr. Application of digital imaging principles to transmission x-ray imaging. Computed tomography (CT) and digital angiography (DSA) will be covered in depth. Additional topics include emerging digital modalities, such as active matrix flat panel imagers and the noise properties of cascaded detector systems. P: Med Phys 473, 567, or cons inst.
775 Advanced Ultrasound Physics. (Crosslisted with BME, Physics) 3 cr. Foundations of acoustic wave equations, diffraction phenomena and acoustic beam formation, models for acoustic scattering from discrete structures and inhomogeneous continua, speckle statistics including speckle correlation, applications of these topics in medical imaging. P: Med Phys 575, Physics 311, 322, 325, Math 234, or cons inst.
812 Radiation Medicine Physics Clerkship. (Crosslisted with H ONcol) 2 cr. Allows students to observe and participate in the application of medical physics principles in the clinical setting. Under supervision, students will perform the functions of a clinical medical physicist in radiation medicine. P: Med Phys 501 & 566.
900 Journal Club and Seminar. 1 cr. P: Cons inst.
911 Radiological Facts for Primary Care Physicians. 1 cr. P: 4th yr Med st.
990 Research. 1-12 cr. P: Cons inst.