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Course List

Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Semester/Term in which course is offered
MP 401 Physics of Radiation Therapy 3 Fall
MP 421  Radiation Dosimetry 1 2 Fall
BME 452  Medical Imaging Theory and Implementation 4 Fall
MP 410 Anatomy and Physiology for Physicists 2 Fall
MP 422 Radiation Dosimetry 2 2 Spring
MP 424 Radiation Detection and Measurement 3 Spring
MP 441 Radiation Biology 3 Spring
MP 423 Radiation Protection and Regulation 2 Spring
MP 425 Brachytherapy 2 Summer
MP 501 Clinical Dosimetry Rotation 1 3 Summer
MP 432 Advanced Topics in Radiation Therapy 1 Fall
ECE 447 Introduction to Image Processing Using Python 4 Fall
ECE 446 Digital Signal Processing 4 Fall
TBD Machine Learning in Medical Imaging 4 Spring
TBD Inverse Problems in Imaging 4 Spring
TBD Imaging Labs 4 Spring
MP 502 Clinical Dosimetry Rotation 2 3 Fall
MP 503 Clinical Physics Rotation 1 3 Fall
IND 501-1 Ethics in Research 1 Fall
BST 463 Statistical Methods in Medicine 3 Spring
MP 431 Computational Methods 3 Spring
MP 504 Clinical Physics Rotation 2 3 Spring
MP 402 Journal Seminar 1 Fall/Spring
  Independent Research Variable Fall/Spring/Summer

Sample Academic Plan – Therapy Focus

Fall Semester I – 12 credits

Physics of Radiation Therapy - 3 credits

Radiation Dosimetry 1 – 2 credits

Medical Imaging Theory and Implementation – 4 credits

Intro to Anatomy and Physiology - 2 credits

Journal Seminar – 1 credit hour
 

Spring Semester I – 11 credits

Radiation Dosimetry II – 2 credits

Radiation Detection and Measurement – 3 Credits

Radiation Biology – 3 credits

Radiation Protection, Safety, and Regulation - 2 credits

Journal Seminar – 1 credit hour
 

Summer I – 8 credits

Brachytherapy – 2 credits Clinical Dosimetry Rotation I - 3 credits

Independent Research – 3 credits
 

Fall Semester II – 11 credits

Advanced Topics in Radiation Therapy - 1 credits

Clinical Dosimetry Rotation II - 3 credits

Clinical Physics Rotation I – 3 credits

IND 501-1 Ethics in Research – 1 credit

Independent Research – 2 credits

Journal Seminar – 1 credit
 

Spring Semester II – 9 credits

Independent Research – 2 credits

Clinical Physics Rotation II – 3 credits

Journal Seminar -1 credit

Elective Course