Geetha Menon, PhD, FCCPM
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
Spring Term 2026 (1950)
ONCOL 554 - Laboratory in Medical Radiation Physics
2 units (fi 4)(SPR/SUM, 0-0-4)
Practical aspects of medical physics as applied to radiation therapy. Exposure to the operation of various therapy machines and dose measuring equipment. Application of techniques to measure physical parameters of radiation beams. Introduction to radiation treatment planning with techniques for specific tumor sites. Prerequisite: ONCOL 550. Corequisite: ONCOL 552.
LAB A1 (30025)
2026-05-04 - 2026-06-10
01:00 - 01:00
ONCOL 556 - Laboratory in Imaging
2 units (fi 4)(SPR/SUM, 0-0-4)
Practical experience with medical physics applied to diagnostic imaging. Operation of radiographic imaging systems and their evaluation with various test equipment and dosimetry systems. Introduction to the operation and evaluation of some advanced imaging modalities. Prerequisites: ONCOL 550 and 562. Corequisites: ONCOL 568 and 564.
LAB A1 (30026)
2026-05-04 - 2026-06-10
01:00 - 01:00