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PHYS 383 - Medical Physics

Applications of physics in medicine. The course will address basic concepts of medical imaging, nuclear medicine and radiation isotopes, radiation therapy and biomedical laser applications. Nuclear structure and binding energy. Nuclear decays, radioactivity and nuclear reactions. Interaction of radiation with matter.

Prerequisites

PHYS112 or PHYS122; one of MATH118, MATH119, MATH128, MATH138, MATH148; PHYS280/BIOL280

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Winter 2026 [1261]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001723434 / 3511:30 - 12:50 M,W

Winter 2025 [1251]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001738125 / 3514:30 - 15:50 T,Th

Winter 2024 [1241]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001748020 / 3513:00 - 14:20 M,W

Winter 2023 [1231]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001907621 / 3510:00 - 11:20 T,ThDWE 1515Ernest Osei

Winter 2022 [1221]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001720726 / 4016:00 - 17:20 T,ThRCH 206Ernest Osei

Winter 2021 [1211]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 041723723 / 40 Ernest Osei

Winter 2020 [1201]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001708324 / 4014:30 - 15:50 M,WDWE 3517Ernest Osei

Winter 2019 [1191]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001701625 / 4013:00 - 14:20 T,ThQNC 2501Ernest Osei

Winter 2018 [1181]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001706818 / 4016:00 - 17:20 T,ThRCH 206Ernest Osei

Winter 2017 [1171]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001674323 / 4016:00 - 17:20 T,ThRCH 206Ernest Osei

Winter 2016 [1161]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001728216 / 2010:00 - 11:20 W,FRCH 208Ernest Osei

Winter 2015 [1151]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001748516 / 2008:30 - 09:20 T,Th,FRCH 212Ernest Osei

UW Flow Ratings

Liked: 80.00%

80.00%

Easy: 87.50%

87.50%

Useful: 100.00 %

100.00%

PHYS 383 leads to

PHYS 491 - Special Topics in Life, Medical and Biophysics