Medical Physics

Unit of study table

Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 48 credit points core units of study.

Master of Medical Physics

Students must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 72 credit points core units of study.

 

Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

All Degrees

Core units
PHYS5002
Anatomy and Biol Essentials for Physicists
6 
PHYS5005
Radiotherapy Physics
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra
PHYS5006
Medical Imaging Physics
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra
PHYS5011
Nuclear Physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, linear algebra, atomic/nuclear Physics, principles of quantum physics and classical mechanics
PHYS5012
Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra
N PHYS5001
PHYS5018
Health Physics and Radiation Protection
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra
PHYS5020
Computation and Image Processing
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, linear algebra, and basic Python scripting
PHYS5029
Nuclear Medicine Physics
6A Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra

Masters

Additional core units
PHYS5035
Research Methodology and Project A
12P PHYS5002 and PHYS5029 and PHYS5011 and PHYS5012 and PHYS5005 and PHYS5006 and PHYS5018 and PHYS5020
N PHYS5019
Note: Departmental permission required for enrolment. This unit must be taken in combination with PHYS5036
PHYS5036
Research Methodology and Project B
12P PHYS5002 and PHYS5029 and PHYS5011 and PHYS5012 and PHYS5005 and PHYS5006 and PHYS5018 and PHYS5020
C PHYS5035
N PHYS5019
Note: Departmental permission required for enrolment.This unit must be taken in combination with PHYS5035