Dec 16, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

RADI 4320U – Therapeutic Applications of Radiation Techniques

A study of the uses of various types of radiation for therapeutic applications, including Xrays, gamma radiation, electrons, neutrons, lasers, UV, visible, infrared, radio-frequency, and microwaves. Topics include: production of radiation for therapeutic purposes; external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, electron beam therapy, boron neutron capture therapy, heavy ion therapy and photodynamic therapy; therapeutic dose calculation and measurement; dose calculation algorithms, treatment planning, optimization and verification; equipment calibration; dose impact on patients and workers.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2950U or NUCL 2950U or RADI 2100U