Spring 2027

Physics of Radiotherapy

Covers ionizing radiation use in radiation therapy to cause controlled biological effects in cancer patients, focusing on physics interactions with body-equivalent materials and clinical application aspects.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Wesley Culberson

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the potentials and limits, with respect to fundamental physics, of ionizing radiation production and therapy

  • Apply the concepts and/or techniques of radiation physics in cancer therapy

  • Accurately compute radiation dose and dose delivery for clinically acceptable conditions

  • Communicate applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner

  • Communicate complex applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner, including concepts of medical imaging, radiation biology, radiation production, and radiation detection as they apply to radiation physics in cancer therapy

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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PHYSICS/​B M E/​H ONCOL/​MED PHYS 501

BME/MEDPHYS 566 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

WESLEY CULBERSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 110
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 110
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 110

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Ionizing radiation use in radiation therapy to cause controlled biological effects in cancer patients
  • Physics of the interaction of the various radiation modalities with body-equivalent materials
  • Physical aspects of clinical applications
  • Concepts of medical imaging, radiation biology, radiation production, and radiation detection as they apply to radiation physics in cancer therapy

Skills

  • Accurately compute radiation dose and dose delivery for clinically acceptable conditions
  • Apply the concepts and/or techniques of radiation physics in cancer therapy
  • Communicate complex applied concepts in a clear and understandable manner, including concepts of medical imaging, radiation biology, radiation production, and radiation detection as they apply to radiation physics in cancer therapy

Grades

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BME/MEDPHYS 566 · Spring 2027

Physics of Radiotherapy

Recorded 2026-10-14
BME/MEDPHYS 566 · Spring 2027

Physics of Radiotherapy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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