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Medical Physics McMaster University

Makan Farrokhkish Victoria Gu Alborz Gorjizadeh . Medical Physics McMaster University. Combination of disciplines. Diagnostic Imaging Imaging or treatment planning: clinical/medical applications Radiation Therapy Treatment planning Health Physics Radiation monitoring

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Medical Physics McMaster University

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  1. Makan Farrokhkish Victoria Gu Alborz Gorjizadeh Medical PhysicsMcMaster University

  2. Combination of disciplines • Diagnostic Imaging • Imaging or treatment planning: clinical/medical applications • Radiation Therapy • Treatment planning • Health Physics • Radiation monitoring • Radiation protection • Radiation dosimetry

  3. Underlying commonality: Radiation How do we make radiation useful?

  4. What imaging techniques do we currently use?

  5. X-rays and CT (computer tomography)

  6. X-rays and CT (computer tomography)

  7. X-rays and CT (computer tomography) Clinical CT = multi-projection XRAY IMAGES IMAGE INDICATIVE OF LUNG CANCER

  8. X-rays used in cancer research Research • X-rays used to characterize elemental quantity in cancerous and normal cells: Fe, Zn, Ca • X-ray production – via particle accelerator • Results have diagnostic potential

  9. Detection of radioactive nuclides injected into body Provide functional information of the organ PET – Positron Emission Tomography Glucose uptake visualization Tachnetium-99m : 140keV gamma rays

  10. PET + CTfunctional + structural information Clinical • At McMaster: • Development of breast- and cardiac- dedicated PET cameras • Development of simultaneous PET/MRI scanners for preclinical and clinical application

  11. MRI- magnetic resonance Clinical • Does this involve radiation? • What are we imaging? • H1, P31 • Research: neuroanatomy of the brain

  12. Radiation used in cancer treatment Clinical • Radiation treatment planning

  13. Health Physics • Radiation monitoring • - Measuring radiation dose and contamination for assessment and control of exposure to radiation • Radiation protection • -Protection of people and environment from harmful effects of radiation • Radiation dosimetry • - Measurement and calculation of absorbed dose

  14. How to become a Medical Physicist • Apply and complete level 1 science program; • Requires at least 77-80% in high school courses • Six Grade 12 U/M courses including: • ENG4U, MCV4U, MHF4U, SCH4U, SPH4U • Physical Science or Life Science. • Maintain 6.0 Average • Join the Medical Physics Program • Continue the program in either Co-Op (5 year) or as normal enrollment

  15. New Medical Physics Course Outline • Level 1 • Physical or Life Science with a focus in math and physics • New Medical Physics Course ‘Physics in Medicine and Biology I’ • Level 2 • Entrance in Medical Physics, Continued focus in Math in Physics • Level 3 • Math and Physics but an more medical physics courses. Some basic programming (matlab) courses • Level 4 • Most courses are medical physics. For a complete list of courses see http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/medphys/courses.html

  16. Level 1 • Term 1 • Math 1A03 – First Semester of Calculus • Chem 1A03 – Introductory Concepts of Chemistry • Physics 1B03 – Basic Physics Kinematics Etc. • Math 1B03 – Linear Algebra • Term 2 • Math 1AA3 – Second semester calculus, focus on integration • Bio 1A03 – Cellular and Molecular Biology • Med Phys 1E03 – Physics in Medicine & Biology I • Physics 1BA3 or 1BB3 – Mechanics, properties of sound harmonic motion etc.

  17. Level 2 • Term 1 • Math 2A03 – Calculus III. • Kin 1Y03 – Anatomy I • Med Phys 2B03 – Electricity and Magnetism • Physics 2C03 – Modern Physics, Special Relativity & Quantum • Term 2 • Math 2C03 – Differential Equations • Kin 1YY3 – Anatomy II • Med Phys 2C03 – Electronics for Medicine and Biology • Physics 2E03 – Classical Mechanics

  18. Level 3 • Term 1 • Math 3C03 – Mathematical Physics I • Med Phys 4T03 – Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine • Med Phys 4B03 – Radioactivity & Radiation Interactions • Med Phys 3A03 – Communications • Term 2 • Physics 3MM3 – Quantum Mechanics I • Bio 2B03 - Genetics • Math 3D03 – Mathematical Physics II • Med Phys 3R03 – Computational Medical Physics, Numerical Methods • Physics 3H03 – Intermediate Physics Labs

  19. Level 4 • Term 1 • Med Phys 4D03 – Imaging in Medicine and Biology • Med Phys 4I03 – Introduction to Biophotonics • Med Phys 4R06 – Radiation & Radioisotope Methodology • Med Phys 4Y06 – Senior Thesis • Term 2 • Med Phys 4U03 – Radiation Biology • Med Phys 4L03 – Human Clinical Anatomy and Physiology

  20. For questions: Email Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Nicholas Bock: bockn@mcmaster.ca Email Alborz Gorjizadeh: gorjiza@mcmaster.ca Email Victoria Gu: guvl@mcmaster.ca Email Makan Farrokhkish: farrom@mcmaster.ca

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