PHYS 4815 - Contemporary Applications of Physics: Physics of Radiation Therapy

Teaching Pattern

  • Duration of course: about 4 weeks

  • Lecture hour(s) / tutorial hour(s) per week: 3

 

Content

  • concepts and practical applications of radiation therapy physics

  • structure of matter (atoms and radioactivity)

  • production of ionizing radiation, interaction with matter, detection and proton therapy.

  • fast-developing field of proton therapy

 

Remarks

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2022 AND (PHYS 3033 OR PHYS 3053)