PHY-590M: Medical Physics

This introduction to the field of medical physics covers the applications of physics in medicine. Topics covered include: electrical activity within the body, instrumentation, interactions of photons and charged particles with tissue, imaging techniques (ultrasound, CT and MRI), and cancer (causes, techniques of detection and treatment).
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
3
Prerequisites: 
Physics 151 & 152 or Physics 181 & 182 or permission of the instructor
Semester(s) offered: 
Spring

Course Schedules

Semester Sec Instructor Times / Rm
Spring 2013
1
Monroe Rabin
MWF 11:15
LGRT 1033
Spring 2012
1
Monroe Rabin
MWF 11:15
LGRT 1033