Geetha Menon, PhD, FCCPM
Winter Term 2025 (1900)
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 (72402)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
MW 09:30 - 10:50
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
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)
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