2024-2025 Catalog

MDO-723 Brachytherapy for the Medical Dosimetrist

Surveys brachytherapy principles including radioactive sources, calibration, instrumentation, factors affecting dose calculations, and definitions of LDR, MDR and HDR. Reviews treatment planning and clinical dose calculation for various anatomical sites, implantation techniques, implant localization/verification, regulations, radiation safety, storage and QA.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci Medical Dosimetry MSMD