Spring Semester 2017 - Credit Courses

Intro to Radiologic Physics

Prerequities: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "B-" or better in M 095.This course is an introduction to the basic physics of ionizing electromagnetic radiation with specific applications to diagnostic x-ray radiography. The course is designed as an introduction to the fundamental physics of radiation, and serves to prepare the student for subsequent specialized courses in radiology. Topics include the principles, concepts, and practices of scientific measurement, the basic principles of atomic and molecular structure, matter, work, energy, power, electricity including electrostatics, electrodynamics, and electromagnetism, the production of ionizing electromagnetic radiation, its properties, its interaction with matter, and fundamentals of radiation dosimetry.