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RADIATION PHYSICS AND DOSIMETRY

BME/HONCOL/MEDPHYS/PHYSICS 501
Course Description

Interactions and energy deposition by ionizing radiation in matter; concepts, quantities and units in radiological physics; principles and methods of radiation dosimetry.

Prerequisties

(PHYSICS 323 , PHYSICS 449 and MATH 320 ) or graduate/professional standing or declared in Medical Physics VISP

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
3.87

6.65% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
73.68%

57.57% from Historical

Class Size
19

-13.43% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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