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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

PHYS 648 - Computer Modeling Techniques for Radiotherapy


Transport theory including the Boltzmann Transport Equation and its application to radiation therapy calculations. Radiation dose deterministic algorithms such as the broad-beam and pencil-beam methods, and stochastic methods such as the Monte Carlo technique. Algorithms application to therapeutic charged particle radiotherapy problems, including predictions of dose distributions in patient anatomy, absolute dose predictions, and commissioning and validation studies.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 646 and consent of department.

Credits: 2