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MS Physics Specialization: Medical Physics
The Physics Department and the Cleveland Clinic Foundations
Radiation Oncology
Department and Radiology Section have collaborated since 1999 to
offer the Medical Physicsspecialization. It is the only program of
its kind in northeast Ohio. The MS Medical Physics
specialization has received accreditation from the Commission on
Accreditation of MedicalPhysics Education Programs (CAMPEP)
effective January 2012, and it is listed at
http://www.campep.org/campeplstgrad.asp. Along with the
University of Toledo and Universityof Cincinnati programs, it is
the only other Ohio accredited program. Medical physicists are
highly skilled specialists who apply the concepts and methods of
physics to the diagnosis andtreatment of human disease. Among other
duties, they test the performance of medical imaging
systems and help deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients.
The specialization is aimed atattracting trained physicists and
getting them into the medical physics workforce.
Admission Information
To be considered for admission to the Master of Science in
Physicswith specialization inMedical Physics, applicants must meet
the College of Graduate Studies admission
requirements and have an undergraduate degree in physics or
other areas of science orengineering (e.g., chemistry, electrical
engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical
engineering, or nuclear engineering) with physics education
equivalent to a minor in physics.All students applying for the MS
in Physics program with specialization in medical physics
must take the GRE general test: verbal reasoning, quantitative
reasoning, and analyticalwriting. Students whose undergraduate
training is not in the United States must also take the
TOEFL exam and score above 600 (paper version) and the Test of
Spoken English (TSE)and score above 300.
Review of completed applications will start on Feb 1st.
How to apply:
https://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/admissions/apply.html
Financial Support
Student support is available through the medical physics
fellowship, teaching assistantships,
and tuition grants.
Contact
Graduate application questions:
Dr. Kiril Streletzky, Graduate Program Director,
[email protected] inquiries:Dr. Xiang Li, Co-Director
of Medical Physics Program, [email protected]
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Faculty
CSU Physics DepartmentDr. Petru Fodor, Associate Professor,
Experimental Solid State Physics and Electronics
Dr. Miron Kaufman, Professor, Statistical PhysicsDr. Xiang Li,
Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Medical Physics Program,
Medical
Imaging Physics and Radiation DosimetryDr. Andrew Resnick,
Assistant Professor, Experimental Biological Physics and Optics
Dr. Kiril Streletzky, Associate Professor, Graduate Program
Director, Experimental OpticsDr. Jacqueline Vitali, Associate
Professor, Experimental Biological Physics
Cleveland Clinic FoundationDr. William Davros, Division of
Diagnostic Radiology, retiredDr. Frank Dong, Division of Diagnostic
RadiologyDr. Andrew Godley, Department of Radiation Oncology
Mr. Matthew Kolar, Department of Radiation OncologyMr. Ashraf
Morgan, Division of Diagnostic Radiology
Dr. Gennady Neyman, Lead Physicist for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery,
Department ofRadiation Oncology
Dr. Allan Wilkinson, Co-Director of Medical Physics Program,
Vice-Chief of MedicalPhysics, Department of Radiation Oncology
Mr. Kevin Wunderle, Division of Diagnostic RadiologyDr.
Tingliang Zhuang, Department of Radiation Oncology
Degree Requirements
The Medical Physics specialization includes the following
courses (33 credits):PHY 515: Introduction to Biological Physics,
4crPHY 520: Computational Physics, 4crPHY 530: Medical Radiation
Physics, 3cr
PHY 531: Radiation Biology, 2crPHY 532: Radiation Safety,
2cr
PHY 535: Radiation Therapy Physics, 3crPHY 540: Medical Imaging
Physics, 3cr
PHY 565: Image Processing, 4crPHY 598: Clinical Observation and
Project, 4cr
PHY 660: Electronics, 4cr
Undergraduate Deficiencies: to be competitive for admission to
the program, the following
courses should be taken if there are deficiencies in the
students undergraduate preparation.
PHY 330: Introduction to Modern Physics, 3crPHY 340: Mechanics
and Vibrations I, 3crPHY 350: Electricity and Magnetism I, 3cr
PHY 440: Quantum Physics I, 3crPHY 474: Thermal Physics, 4cr
PHY 475: Statistical Physics, 3crBIO 266: Human Anatomy and
Physiology, 3cr
BIO 267: Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, 1cr
