Radiation Therapy Physics
From Radiological Sciences
The following tables list the course of study currently recommended by the Radiation Therapy Physics Curriculum Committee for students in the Radiation Therapy Physics track of the PhD 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 |
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU |
| RADI 5011 <Radiation and Nuclear Physics | 3 | RADI 5025 *Basic Radiation Biology | 3 | RADI 6097 Research | 5 |
| RADI 5005 <Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry | 3 | RADI 6024 *Radiological Anatomy & Physiology | 3 | RADI 5007 *Statistics in Radiological Sciences | 1 |
| RADI 5015 *Physics of Diagnostic Imaging I | 3 | 6030 <Physics of Radiotherapy | 3 | ||
| RADI 5090 *Seminars in Radiological Sciences | 1 | INTD 6002 *Ethics in Research | 0.5 | ||
| TOTAL | 10 | TOTAL | 9.5 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 2-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU |
| RADI 6031 <Physics Measurements in Radiotherapy {RADI 6030} | 3 | RADI 5020 <Principles of Health Physics I {Radiation and Nuclear Physics} | 3 | RADI 6023 Clinical Medical Physics Lab | 6 |
| RADI 6035 <Radiotherapy Clinical Practices {RADI 6030} | 3 | RADI 6012 <Physics of Nuclear Medicine {RADI 5011} | 3 | ||
| RADI 5001 Basic Radiation Safety in Lab | 1 | RADI 6033 < Advanced Radiotherapy Physics {RADI 6030} | 3 | ||
| RADI 5090 *Seminars in Radiological Sciences | 1 | ||||
| RADI 6071 *Supervised Teaching | 2 | ||||
| TOTAL | 10 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 3-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU |
| <Elective | 3 | RADI 6016 <Physics of Diagnostic Imaging II {RADI 5015} | 3 | RADI 6097 Research | 6 |
| RADI 6097 Research | 6 | RADI 5090 *Seminars in Radiological Sciences | 1 | ||
| RADI 6097 Research | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 4-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU |
| <Elective | 3 | RADI 5090 *Seminars in Radiological Sciences | 1 | RADI 7099 Dissertation | 6 |
| RADI 6097 Research | 6 | RADI 6097 Research | 8 | ||
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
[edit] -YEAR 5-
| Fall Semester | CU | Spring Semester | CU | Summer Semester | CU |
| RADI 7099 *Dissertation | 9 | RADI 7099 *Dissertation | 9 | RADI 7099 *Dissertation | 6 |
| TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 9 | TOTAL | 6 |
NOTE: Up to two hours of RADI 5090 can be waived if the student presents research to local and national AAPM meeting or equivalent, as approved by COGS.
Radiation Therapy Physics Electives: minimum of 12 hours
RADI 6042 Non Ionizing Radiation Biology & Biophysics
RADI 6036 Principles of Computer-Aided Dosimetry
RADI 6021 Principles of Health Physics II
RADI 6049 Introduction to MRI
RADI 5010 Medical Biophysics
RADI 6072 Critical Skills in Writing Research Papers & Grant Applications
RADI 6091 Current Topics in the Radiological Sciences
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