Courses and Textbooks
The program requirements consist of 6 x 3 credit hour required courses. The semester schedule below is for full-time students:
FALL SEMESTER
MDPH 623 Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry
Text: Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry (Attix)
MDPH 637 Anatomy and Statistics for Medical Physics
MDPH 632 Clinical Rotation
Taken either in Fall or Winter
MDPH 638 Imaging for Radiation Oncology Physics
WINTER SEMESTER
MDPH 625 Radiation Oncology Physics
Text: The Physics of Radiation Therapy (Khan)
MDPH 633 Radiation Oncology Physics Laboratory
MDPH 639 Radiobiology and Radiation Safety for Medical Physicists
Text: Radiobiology for the Radiobiologist (Hall & Giaccia)
MDPH 632 Clinical Rotation
Taken either in Fall or Winter
No substitutions accepted. In addition to the 5 didactic and 1 lab course, we offer students a variety of other learning opportunities including:
- Practical Introduction to Linear Accelerators
- Journal club
- Ethics and Errors
- Clinical Rotation
- Rounds