In
cooperation with the Departments of Radiation
Oncology and Radiology at the VCU Medical Center, the VCU Department of Physics, offers
programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D.degrees and in
Medical Physics. In the VCU medical physics program, faculty from the
Department of Physics provide students with a solid foundation in fundamental
physics, faculty from the Department of Radiology provide didactic, clinical,
and research training in the physics of medical imaging, and faculty from the
Department of Radiation Oncology provide didactic, clinical, and research training
in radiation therapy. Students also receive advanced didactic training in
radiation biology from leading experts in the field and training in advanced
health physics.
M.S. in Medical
Physics
The
Master of Science in Medical Physics offers students course work and practical
clinical training in physics as it is applied to the diagnosis and treatment of
human diseases. Required course work provides theoretical and practical
training in radiation dosimetry, radiation biology, radiation therapy, imaging,
and health physics.
Admission
and degree
requirements for the M.S. program can be found in the VCU Graduate
Bulletin.
Ph.D. in Medical
Physics
The
Ph.D. in Medical Physics offers students course work and research training in
physics as it is applied to the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.
Research interests include functional imaging using PET and NMR, CT image
artifact removal and deformation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy,
radiation therapy dose calculations, 4D radiation therapy, and brachytherapy dose calculations.
Admission
and degree
requirements for the Ph.D. program can be found in the VCU Graduate
Bulletin.