Radiation Therapy Physics
From Radiological Sciences
The following tables list the course of study currently suggested for students in the Radiation Therapy Physics track of the DMP program.
Radiation oncology involves the use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of patients with cancer and occasionally non-malignant conditions. Therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation may only be prescribed by a physician who possesses the appropriate training and experience in the application of this modality. The delivery of radiation as a therapeutic modality demands strict attention to the training and experience of all personnel associated with this process, the equipment used in this process and the patient and personnel safety in the delivery of a process.
Radiation Therapy Physics is that branch of medical physics which deals with (1) the therapeutic application of roentgen rays, of gamma rays, of electron and charged particle rays, of neutrons, and of radiation from sealed sources, and (2) the equipment associated with their production and use.
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[edit] -YEAR 1-
| * Required for all students | < Radiation Therapy Physics Track | {} Prerequisite Courses |
| Summer Session | CUFall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU | ||
| RADI 5000 Introduction to Clinical Practice & Medical Ethics | 3 | RADI 5011 <Radiation and Nuclear Physics | 3 | RADI 6024 *Radiological Anatomy & Physiology | 3 | RADI 6023 Clinical Medical Physics Lab | 5 | |
| RADI 5005 <Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry | 3 | RADI 6030 <Physics of Radiotherapy {RADI 5005} | 3 | RADI 5007 *Statistics in Radiological Sciences | 1 | |||
| RADI 5015 *Physics of Diagnostic Imaging I | 3 | RADI 5020 <Principles of Health Physics I {RADI 5011} | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 3 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 2-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU | |
| RADI 6031 <Physics Measurements in Radiotherapy I | 3 | RADI 6035 <Physics Measurements in Radiotherapy II {RADI 6030,6031} | 3 | RADI 6023 Clinical Medical Physics Lab | 6 | |
| RADI 7005 <Treatment Planning Techniques in Radiotherapy {RADI 6030, RADI 5005} | 3 | RADI 6033 < Advanced Radiotherapy Physics{RADI 6030} | 3 | |||
| RADI 5025 *Basic Radiation Biology | 3 | RADI 6012 <Physics of Nuclear Medicine {RADI 5011} | 3 | |||
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 3-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU | |
| RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 9 | RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 9 | RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 4-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU | |
| RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 8 | RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 8 | RADI 7000 Radiation Therapy Physics: Clinical Rotation | 6 | |
| RADI 6090 Capstone PQI Project | 1 | RADI 6090 Capstone PQI Project | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 |
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