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PHYS432 - Medical Physics

Description

Introduction to medical physics. Production and measurement of x-rays and charged particles for nuclear medicine, interaction of radiation with biological materials, radiation dosimetry, radiation safety, physics of medical imaging, magnetic resonance imaging.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • PHYS313 - Atomic and Molecular Physics (1.5)
      • PHYS314 - Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity (1.5)
      • PHYS323 - Quantum Mechanics I (1.5)
    • Complete all of:
      • BME335 - Biosensors and Instrumentation (1.5)
      • MATH204 - Calculus IV (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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