This unit is normally undertaken as part of the Master of Medical Physics degree or the Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics. Sources of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, physical, chemical and biological effects of radiation in human tissue, physical principles of dosimetry, internal and external dosimetry, radiation units and measurement are covered.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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PHYS5001 |
Assumed knowledge
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Students should have basic undergraduate level physics and maths |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Paul Charles, paul.charles@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Annette Haworth, annette.haworth@sydney.edu.au |
Hilary Byrne, hilary.byrne@sydney.edu.au | |
Joerg Lehmann, joerg.lehmann@sydney.edu.au | |
Robin Hill, robin.hill@sydney.edu.au | |
Yu Sun, yu.sun@sydney.edu.au |