Physics 590M - Medical Physics
Spring
2013
01
3.00
Monroe Rabin
M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
11253
This course in an introduction to the field of medical physics and covers the applications of physics in medicine. Topics covered include: electrical activity within the body, instrumentation, interactions of photons and charged particles with tissue, imaging techniques (e.g. CT and MRI), and cancer (causes, techniques of detection and treatment).
PreReq: PHYS 151&52 or 181&82