Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Spring 2027
Radiation Production and Detection
Covers physics of ionizing radiation production/detection in medical science: detectors, charged/neutral particles for radiotherapy, accelerator-activated radionuclides, radiochemistry, and X-ray tube physics.
offering recorded4 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Achieve competence in experimental measurement methods of radiation dose
Develop a functional understanding of the principles and operation of the major types of ionizing radiation detectors used in modern medical physics including ion chambers, scintillators, semiconductors, chemical detectors, and calorimeters.
Apply fundamental atomic and nuclear physics and chemistry to radiation production using charged and neutral particles with accelerators and reactors, especially in the context of radionuclide production for diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications.
Develop an understanding of the principles and operation of medical electron linear accelerators for radiation therapy.
Apply physics and engineering concepts to understand the basic hardware configuration of an x-ray tube, the production of electrons by thermionic emission, the acceleration of electrons to a target material, and the physical interactions in the target resulting in x-rays.
Apply what has been learned to their current research project.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
↗ average GPA
88 letter grades
A75.0%75.0%
AB12.5%12.5%
B12.5%12.5%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
Course mapPHYSICS/B M E/H ONCOL/MED PHYS 501
MEDPHYS/PHYSICS 688
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Spring 2027Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
JONATHAN ENGLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL SPEIDEL is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WESLEY CULBERSON is recorded teaching in 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 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 25 | 0 |
| LAB 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 25 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
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Topics
- Ionization chambers and solid-state detectors
- Charged and neutral particles for external beam radiotherapy
- Radionuclides activated with accelerators for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
- Radiochemistry and X-ray tube physics
Skills
- Understand principles and operation of ionizing radiation detectors including ion chambers, scintillators, semiconductors, chemical detectors, and calorimeters.
- Apply atomic/nuclear physics and chemistry to radiation production via accelerators/reactors for radionuclide production.
- Understand principles and operation of medical electron linear accelerators for radiation therapy.
- Apply physics/engineering to X-ray tube hardware, thermionic emission, electron acceleration, and target interactions.
- Achieve competence in experimental measurement methods of radiation dose.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A75.0%75.0%
AB12.5%12.5%
B12.5%12.5%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Radiation Production and Detection
Recorded 2026-10-14Radiation Production and Detection
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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