Therapeutic
Radiological Physics
M & W: 2:00 to 3:30
pm
RADONC Conference Room at the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center
Office Hours:
M & W: 1 - 2 PM
Texts:
Introduction to
Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry by Frank H Attix
The Physics of Radiation Therapy by Faiz Khan
Instructors:
Department of Radiation
Oncology
Leo Jenkins Cancer Center
Grading
|
Homework |
First Test |
Second Test |
Final Exam |
|
25 % |
25 % |
25 % |
25 % |
1. Ionization
radiation
2. Quantities
for describing the interaction of radiation with matter
3. Exponential
attenuation
4. Charged-particle
and radiation equilibria
5. Absorbed
dose in radioactive media
6. Radioactive
decay
7. Gamma-ray
and x-ray interactions in matter I
8. Gamma-ray
and x-ray interactions in matter II
9. Charged-particle
interactions with matter I
10. Charged-particle
interactions with matter II
11. Charged-particle
interactions with matter III
12. X-ray
production and quality
13. Ionization
chambers
14. Dosimetry
fundamentals
15. Dosimetry
and calibration of photon and electron beams with cavity ion chambers
16. Integrating
dosimeters
17. Dosimetry
by pulse-mode detectors
Claudio Sibata, PhD
room 172
phone: 744-8472
e-mail: sibatac@ecu.edu
Danthai Thongphiew, PhD
room 172 A
phone: 744-1018
e-mail: thongphiewd@ecu.edu
Department of Radiation
Oncology
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
600 Moye Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone (252) 744-2900 / Fax (252) 744-2812
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