Spring 2027

Selected Topics in Medical Physics

Selected Topics in Medical Physics examines current and newly discovered modalities and phenomena in the field.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bryan BednarzWesley Culberson

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explore a new phenomenon or modality in the medical physics area and apply the knowledge gained to research in the field

  • Identify the physical principles underlying imaging technologies used in radiology and nuclear medicine: radiography, mammography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), scintigraphy, single-photon emission tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET).

Source: UW Guide

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.69 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.70 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRYAN BEDNARZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WESLEY CULBERSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, 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 042Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 048Classroom Instruction0 / 150
LEC 049Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Current and newly discovered medical physics modalities and phenomena
  • Physical principles of radiology and nuclear medicine imaging technologies

Skills

  • Critical reading of scientific literature
  • Identifying physical principles of imaging technologies

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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MEDPHYS 671 · Spring 2027

Selected Topics in Medical Physics

Recorded 2026-10-14
MEDPHYS 671 · Spring 2027

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Recorded 2026-10-14
MEDPHYS 671 · Spring 2027

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Recorded 2026-10-14
MEDPHYS 671 · Spring 2027

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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