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.
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.
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.
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.