GS020113   Introduction to Medical Physics III: Therapy

Salehpour, Mohammad. Three semester hours. Spring annually. Prerequisite: Introduction to Medical Physics I (GS020093).

The physics of treatment modalities to include external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and internal emitters will be discussed. The necessary therapy equipment will be described with methods of calibration, dose specification and dose prescription. The effects of machine geometry and patient anatomy on dose calculations will be discussed. Machine calibration and quality assurance procedures are emphasized.