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Medical Physics - PHYS4411
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Science students
 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Physics
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: PHYS2021 or PHYS2040
 
 
Offered: 
Semester 1 2005
Semester 2 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 2
 
 

Description

Radiotherapy: radiation sources, interactions of radiation with the body, radiation detection and measurement. Dosimetry and radiotherapy planning. Radioisotopes, brachytherapy. Nuclear Medicine: Radioisotope production. Radiopharmaceuticals. Basic instrumentation. Gamma camera. SPECT and PET. Medical Imaging: x-rays and C.T. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Ultrasound. Safety and quality control in Medical Physics.

Note: Enrolment restricted to program 3973 Medical Physics.

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