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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Medical Physics Ph.D.Radiation Oncology Administration
Radiology
Medical School
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Radiation Oncology
420 Delaware Street SE
MMC 494
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Email:
alaei001@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The program is made up of faculty members with primary appointments in the departments of radiation oncology and radiology. Affiliate faculty have primary appointments in other departments. The goal of the program is to prepare students (1) for further education, teaching, and research in medical physics, (2) to qualify to enter a medical physics residency program in radiation therapy or imaging, and (3) to provide the mathematical and technical knowledge needed to succeed in the field of medical physics.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP)
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
A degree in physics or engineering or other physical science. Equivalent of an undergraduate physics minor-at least 2 semesters of calculus based physics and at least 3 upper level physics courses.
Special Application Requirements:
Three letters of recommendation and the general GRE test are required. If the GRE was taken more than two years prior to application, the applicant may need to retake the examination. There are no absolute GRE cutoff score, but the score is taken into consideration along with other factors in the evaluation of each application. Applicants with a graduate degree from a US institution are waived the GRE requirement. Applicants are considered for admission in fall semester only.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
25
credits are required in the major.
0 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
In the fall semester of the first year, students must take University ethics training:
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Part 1 (a 3-hour session offered about 4 times/year)
and Part 2.
Required Courses (25 Credits)
Take the following required courses. Take MPHY 5138 for at least 1 credit.
MPHY 5138 - Research Seminar
(1.0-5.0 cr)
MPHY 5160 - Advanced Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 5170 - Radiation Therapy Physics I
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 5171 - Medical and Health Physics of Imaging I
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 5172 - Radiation Biology
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 5173 - Radiation Therapy Physics II
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 5174 - Medical and Health Physics of Imaging II
(3.0 cr)
PHAR 5201 - Applied Medical Terminology
(2.0 cr)
PHSL 5061 - Principles of Physiology for Biomedical Engineering
(4.0 cr)
Thesis Credits
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
MPHY 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
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