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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog
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HAN 395 - Radiation Physics in Medicine
Provides an introduction to radiological and radiation oncology physics for students interested in a career in either medical imaging or radiation therapy/oncology. Presents elements of mathematics and general physics relevant to the radiological sciences. Topics include production of radiation, radioactivity, interaction of radiations with matter, radiation detection, characteristics of high energy medical LINAC radiation, absorbed dose calculation and measurement, radiography, radionuclide imaging, imaging with ultrasound, imaging with magnetic resonance, and basic medical radiation safety.
4 credits
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to Health Science Senior Year Curriculum
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