Below is a list of all Medical Physics courses for M.Sc. Degree.
Fall (Year 1)
MDPH 601
Radiation Physics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: The production and properties of directly and indirectly ionizing radiations and their interactions with matter; basic theoretical and experimental aspects of radiation dosimetry.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- Peter G Watson, Piotr Pater
Course outline *
MDPH 607
Medical Imaging
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: This course is concerned with the principles of medical imaging as applied to conventional diagnostic radiography, X-ray computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The course emphasizes a linear system approach to the formation, processing, and display of medical images.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Restriction: Open only to students registered in Medical Physics or Biological & Biomedical Engineering programs; permission of instructor for other students.
Course outline *
MDPH 613
Health Physics
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: The hazards of ionizing radiations and the safe handling of radiation sources. Topics covered include basic principles; safety codes, laws and regulations; organization of radiation safety; and practical safety measures and procedures.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
Course handout
MDPH 615
Physics of Nuclear Medicine
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: The physics of radioactivity and the applications of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals in medical diagnosis. Topics covered include radiation spectrometry, the scintillation camera, image analysis and data processing in nuclear medicine, single photon emission tomography, and positron emission tomography.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ives Levesque, Shirin Abbasi Nejad Enger
Course outline *
MDPH 618
Anat & Physiol for Med Physics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: Basic anatomy, physiology and oncology. The review of statistics will focus on study design and hypotheses testing in health studies. Focus on anatomic structures, their relationships, their cross-sectional and planar projections. Imaging and radiation treatment planning methods will be reviewed by anatomic region, as they apply to: central nervous system, head and neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and extremities.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Restriction(s): Only open to students enrolled in the MSc in Medical Radiation Physics program.
- Terms
- Instructors
- William A Parker, Norma Ybarra
Course outline
Winter (Year 1)
MDPH 602
Radiotherapy Physics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: The physics of radiation therapy including that of radioactive sources, accelerators and x-ray machines. The theoretical and practical dosimetry of ionizing radiation including codes of practice and guidelines, dose calculations, dose measurements and dose optimization. The radiation therapy workflow and practical aspects related to quality assurance of radiation therapy as well as record and verify systems used in radiation therapy.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- Piotr Pater, Emily Sau Chee Poon
Course Handout
MDPH 603
Lab. Radiotherapy Physics
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: This laboratory course gives some experience in practical/clinical aspects as applied to radiation therapy and to the techniques for the measurement of different physical parameters which characterize radiation beams. The student is exposed to the operation of various therapy units, dose measuring devices, 3D treatment planning, virtual simulator units, brachytherapy, quality assurance, calibration and different types of relative dosimetry systems.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
Course Handout
MDPH 609
Radiation Biology
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: Deals with the effects and mode of action of ionizing radiation on biological material from molecular interactions, through sub-cellular and cellular levels of organization, to the response of tissues, organs and the whole body. Includes the application of radiation biology to oncology and the biological aspects of environmental radiation exposure.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
Course handout
MDPH 610
Instr. & Comp. in Med. Phys. 2
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: A course on electronics, computer programming, and instrumentation as applied to medical physics. A basic knowledge of electronics and computers is assumed, but the detailed course contents may vary from year to year, depending on the background of the students.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Handout
MDPH 614
Phys of Diagnostic Radiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: A rigorous treatment of the physical principles and the instrumentation of radiology, computed tomography and ultrasound medical imaging systems. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the relations between imaging system design, image quality, and safety. Measurement techniques for the evaluation of medical imaging systems are reviewed.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- Peter G Watson, Gabriela Stroian
Course Handout *
Summer (Year 1)
MDPH 608
Lab-Diagnos Radio&Nuclear Med
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: This laboratory course takes place in hospital departments of medical diagnostic imaging and is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the performance parameters of the diagnostic imaging equipment. Laboratory classes will offer the student the practical experience of image quality control, on selected imaging equipment currently used in diagnostic medicine together with practical applications of the concepts studied in MDPH 614 and MDPH 615.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Handout
Fall & Winter-Summer (Year 2)
MDPH 691D1&D2 MSc Thesis Research 2 (18 credits)
Students have individually assigned supervisor(s). Course remains "IP" until graduation