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BMP 252

Physics of Radiation Therapy (RADO 252)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
LEVEL:Graduate
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This course provides the students the basis for understanding the principals of physics application in a key cancer therapy regimen radiotherapy, including external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, treatment planning, radiotherapy devices and emergent particle radiotherapy. PREREQUISITE: BMP 251 Medical Physics and Dosimetry

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BMP 252: Physics of Radiation Therapy (RADO 252)

3 units · Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)

This course provides the students the basis for understanding the principals of physics application in a key cancer therapy regimen radiotherapy, including external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, treatment planning, radiotherapy devices and emergent particle radiotherapy. PREREQUISITE: BMP 251 Medical Physics and Dosimetry

Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:50 PM — Szalkowski, Gregory, Charyyev, Serdar, Dai, Xianjin, Gu, Xuejun (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — TBA TBA (Graduate)

More BMP courses

  • BMP 222: Physics and Engineering Principles of Multi-modality Molecular Imaging of Living Subjects (BIOE 222, RAD 222)
  • BMP 224: Probes and Applications for Multi-modality Molecular Imaging of Living Subjects (BIOE 224, RAD 224)
  • BMP 226: MRI Spin Physics, Relaxation Theory, and Contrast Mechanisms (BIOE 226, RAD 226)
  • BMP 229: MRI Sequences and Signals (RAD 229)
  • BMP 235: Advanced Ultrasound Imaging (RAD 235)
  • BMP 251: Medical Physics and Dosimetry (RADO 251)
  • BMP 253: Biological Principles and Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation (RADO 253)
  • BMP 254: AI and Data Driven Methods in Biomedical Imaging and Physics (RADO 254)
  • BMP 256: Medical Physics Seminar (RADO 256)
  • BMP 257: Experiential Learning in Medical Physics (RADO 257)
  • BMP 260: Computational Methods for Biomedical Image Analysis and Interpretation (BMDS 260, CS 235, RAD 260)
  • BMP 269A: Medical Imaging Systems I (EE 369A)

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