Doctor's Degree in Medical Physics at Duke University |
Duke University
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Duke University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (very high research activity) with 13,598 students in Durham, NC.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Duke University
Doctor's degree
Medical Physics
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Program Description
The Medical Physics Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by five departments: radiology, radiation oncology, physics, biomedical engineering, and occupational and environmental safety (health physics). Four academic tracks are offered: diagnostic imaging physics, radiation oncology physics, nuclear medicine physics, and health physics. There are currently over 40 faculty members associated with the program, and many of these are internationally recognized experts in their fields of study. The program has available one of the best medical centers in the United States, with outstanding facilities in radiology and radiation oncology for the clinical training elements of the programs. The program has 5,000 square feet of dedicated educational space in the brand-new Hock Plaza Building. There is state-of-the-art advanced imaging and radiation therapy equipment in the clinical departments. Existing equipment and facilities include: radiation oncology equipment for hyperthermia, 3-D treatment planning, image guided therapy, and intensity modulated radiation therapy; radiation protection lab equipment (whole body counter, high resolution germanium gamma detector, liquid scintillation counter); dedicated equipment for radiation dosimetry; nuclear medicine cameras and scanners in PET and SPECT; digital imaging laboratories with dedicated equipment for physics and clinical research in digital radiography; the Center for In Vivo Microscopy; laboratories for monoclonal antibody imaging and therapy; excellent resources for MRI imaging (including a research MR scanner, the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, and the Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development); and ultrasound laboratories in biomedical engineering.
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