An introduction to three treatment modalities (radiation, surgical, chemotherapy) and the concepts, processes, and instrumentation required in the clinical application of ionizing radiation to treatment of cancer, and application to a case study. Topics include: susceptibility of cancer to radiation, radiation physics, clinical delivery of radiation and dose deposition.

Prerequisite(s): Medical Biophysics 3501A or Medical Biophysics 3720A. Open only to students who are registered in Years 3 or 4.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.