Medical Physics
http://www.medicalphysics.duke.edu
General Information
Degree offered:
M.S., Ph.D.
Faculty working with students: 45
Students: 39
Students receiving Financial Aid:
100% of PhD students; M.S. financial aid available
Deadline for Fall 2008 Application: December 15 (priority deadline)
Spring Application:
no
Part time study available:
no
Test required:
GRE General
Program Description
The Medical Physics Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by five departments: radiology, radiation oncology, physics, biomedical engineering, and occupational and environmental safety (health physics). Four academic tracks are offered: diagnostic imaging physics, radiation oncology physics, nuclear medicine physics, and health physics. There are currently over 40 faculty members associated with the program, and many of these are internationally recognized experts in their fields of study. The program has available one of the best medical centers in the United States, with outstanding facilities in radiology and radiation oncology for the clinical training elements of the programs. The program has 5,000 square feet of dedicated educational space in the brand-new Hock Plaza Building. There is state-of-the-art advanced imaging and radiation therapy equipment in the clinical departments. Existing equipment and facilities include: radiation oncology equipment for hyperthermia, 3-D treatment planning, image guided therapy, and intensity modulated radiation therapy; radiation protection lab equipment (whole body counter, high resolution germanium gamma detector, liquid scintillation counter); dedicated equipment for radiation dosimetry; nuclear medicine cameras and scanners in PET and SPECT; digital imaging laboratories with dedicated equipment for physics and clinical research in digital radiography; the Center for In Vivo Microscopy; laboratories for monoclonal antibody imaging and therapy; excellent resources for MRI imaging (including a research MR scanner, the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, and the Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development); and ultrasound laboratories in biomedical engineering.
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