Geetha Menon, PhD, FCCPM
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
MEDPH 450 - Medical Radiation Physics
3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)
Fundamentals of radiation physics, production and properties of ionizing radiation and their interactions with matter and tissue. Interactions of photons and of charged particles with matter. Concepts of radiation dosimetry (theoretical and experimental, cavity theory and ionization chambers). Students can obtain credit in at most one of MEDPH 450 or ONCOL 550. Restricted to undergraduate students in the Honors Physics degree. Prerequisite: PHYS 381
LECTURE A1 (58965)
2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
MW 11:00 - 12:20
ONCOL 550 - Medical Radiation Physics
3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)
Fundamentals of radiation physics, production and properties of ionizing radiation and their interactions with matter and tissue. Interactions of photons and of charged particles with matter. Concepts of radiation dosimetry (theoretical and experimental, cavity theory and ionization chambers). Consent of Department required.
LECTURE A1 (50954)
2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
MW 11:00 - 12:20
Winter Term 2026 (1940)
MEDPH 452 - Fundamentals of Applied Dosimetry
3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)
Theory and practical techniques of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Topics include single and multiple external beams, scatter analysis, inhomogeneity corrections, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), dose calculation algorithms, fundamentals of brachytherapy, and brachytherapy dosimetry systems. Credit can be obtained in at most one of MEDPH 452 and ONCOL 552. Restricted to undergraduate students in the Honors Physics degree. Prerequisite: MEDPH 450 and consent of the Department.
LECTURE B1 (88947)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
MW 09:30 - 10:50
ONCOL 552 - Fundamentals of Applied Dosimetry
3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)
Theory and practical techniques of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Topics include single and multiple external beams, scatter analysis, inhomogeneity corrections, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), dose calculation algorithms, fundamentals of brachytherapy, and brachytherapy dosimetry systems. Prerequisite: ONCOL 550.
LECTURE B1 (82135)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
MW 09:30 - 10:50