Medical Physics Tutorials Offered for the 2007-08 School Year*

Professor Tutorial Title Preferred
Offering
Semester
A. Sam Beddar, Ph.D. Real-time 3D Dosimetry Using Liquid Scintillators for Proton Therapy Fall
Spring I
Geoffrey Ibbott, Ph.D. Gel Dosimetry Fall
Spring I
Spring II
Summer
Edward Jackson, Ph.D. Quantitative MR Biomarkers for Therapy Assessment

Fall
Spring 1
Spring II

Summer

Functional MR Imaging Applications

Fall
Spring I
Spring II
Summer

S. Cheenu Kapadath, Ph.D. SPECT/CT: Optimization of Iterative Reconstruction Parameters

Fall
Spring 1
Spring II

Summer

SPECT/CT: Novel Scatter Correction Algorithms

Fall
Spring I
Spring II
Summer

Rajat Kudchadker, Ph.D. Use of Rectal Balloon in Prostate Radiotherapy: Dosimetry Study

Fall
Spring I
Spring II

Karl Prado, Ph.D. TBD TBD
Jingfei Ma, Ph.D. Whole Body MRI

Spring I
Spring II

Radhe Mohan, Ph.D. Development of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy and Investigation of its Potential

Fall
Spring I
Spring II

George Starkschall, Ph.D. 4D Radiation Treatment Planning Fall
Spring I
Spring II
Summer
Uwe Titt, Ph.D. Geant4 Tutorial with a Basic Example Fall
Validation of the Monte Carlo Model of the Small Snout of the PTCH Double Scattering System Fall
Charles E. Willis, Ph.D. Testing and Optimization of Digital Radiography Fall
Spring I
Spring II
Summer

*Tutorials from other faculty who have not yet made definite plans may be available.