A practical introduction to key physical principles as applied to medical imaging and radiation therapy. Topics covered will include: imaging metrics, ionizing radiation and radiation safety, radioactivity, radiation therapy, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Antirequisite(s): Medical Biophysics 4475A/B. Prerequisite(s): (Physics 1028A/B or 1301A/B or 1401A/B or 1501A/B) and (Physics 1029A/B or 1302A/B or 1402A/B or 1502A/B), or the former Physics 1020 or 1024 or 1026; Calculus 1000A/B or 1100A/B or 1500A/B and Calculus 1301A/B or 1501A/B, or Applied Mathematics 1413. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. back to top
