In this unit normally undertaken as part of the Masters of Medical Physics degree or the Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics, both theoretical and practical aspects of the major topics in radiotherapy physics are covered. These topics include radiation beam production and modification, calibration and characterisation, principles of treatment planning, dose calculation and reporting, and the physics of brachytherapy.
Unit details and rules
Unit code | PHYS5005 |
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Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
Credit points | 6 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Students should have basic undergraduate level physics and maths |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Paul Charles, paul.charles@sydney.edu.au |
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Guest lecturer(s) | Dale Prokopovich, dale.prokopovich@sydney.edu.au |
Lecturer(s) | Urszula Jelen, urszula.jelen@sydney.edu.au |
Joel Poder, joel.poder@sydney.edu.au | |
Michael Jameson, michael.jameson@sydney.edu.au | |
Robin Hill, robin.hill@sydney.edu.au | |
Jeremy Booth, jeremy.booth@sydney.edu.au | |
Jonathan Sykes, jonathan.sykes@sydney.edu.au | |
Jeffrey Barber, jeffrey.barber@sydney.edu.au |