Medical Physics Courses
The UVic Physics and Astronomy Department along with the BCCA and UBC offer a range of course for medical physics students.
Check out what medical physics courses are offered at the Undergraduate level or Graduate level for the current term.
PHYS 432 Medical Physics
Course Description: Topics in Medical Physics
PHYS 534 Radiotherapy Physics I
Course Description: Radiation interactions with matter, x-ray production, radiation safety, LINACS, and introduction to modern radiation therapy.
PHYS 535 Radiotherapy Physics II
Course Descritpion: This course covers the physics and applied dosimetry of current external and internal irradiation treatment techniques.
PHYS 539 Radiation Dosimetry
Course Description: The basic principles of radiation dosimetry and various theories and protocols as applied to x-rays and charged particles are discussed. The operation of various dosimeters and dosimetry systems is explored in a laboratory environment.
PHYS 540 Medical Imaging
Course Description: Fundamentals, technology, and applications of MRI, x-ray CT, radiography, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.
PHYS 544 Topics in Radiation Biophysics
Course Description: This course covers topics in radiation biophysics, including DNA strand breaks, cell survival curves, fractionation and dose rate effects, oxygen effect, relative biological effectiveness, tumour radiobiology, radiation pathology, radiobiological modelling, stochastic and deterministic effects, and molecular techniques in radiobiology.
PHYS 545 Anatomy and Physiology for the Medical Physicist
Course Description: Fundamental anatomy and physiology. WebCT based.
PHYS 546 Clinical Shadowing
Course Description: Clinical shadowing of the major medical physics areas in the radiation therapy process.