# Radiation Oncology/Physics

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## Physical Review

Review of Modern Physics:
* Modern Physics
* Quantum Mechanics
The study of Radiation Physics can be divided into three parts:
* Radiation Oncology/Radiation Physics, which is a pure science dealing with the nature of radiation and its interactions with matter.
* Radiation Oncology/Radiotherapeutic (Medical) Physics, which is an applied science dealing with the use of radiation within the Radiation Oncology department where humans (and sometimes animals) are treated
* Radiation Oncology/Health Physics, which is also an applied science dealing with radiation safety, both in Radiation Oncology departments, but also in research labs, at nuclear power plants, etc.

## Physics of Biomedical Engineering

* Principles of geometric optics
* Applications of geometric optics
* The wave properties of light
* Electrostatic and magnetic fields
* Effects of moving charges
* Applications of electromagnetism
* The basic structures of matter
* Models of atoms: quantisation effects
* Principles of quantum mechanics
* The Schrodinger equation

## Physics of Diagnostic Radiology

* X-ray Tube
* Basic Physics of Digital Radiography

## Physics of Nuclear Medicine

* Gamma Camera
* Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine

## Physics of Radiation Therapy

* Physics Basics
* Photoelectric effect
* Compton scattering
* Pair production
* X-ray generator
* Electron therapy
* Cobalt therapy
* Brachytherapy
* Particle accelerator
* ICRU Reports
* AAPM & TG Reports
* Treatment planning
* Dose evaluation
* Isotopes used in Radiation Oncology
* Radiation Protection
* Equations
* ASTRO Resident Curriculum (2007)
** Atomic and Nuclear
** Treatment Machines
** Radiation interactions
** Dosimetry

## Physics of Nuclear Engineering

* Nuclear engineering, the field of engineering that deals with the science and application of nuclear and radiation processes
** These processes include the release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and the production and use of radiation and radioactive materials for applications in research, industry, medicine, and national security
* Nuclear engineering is based on fundamental principles of physics and mathematics that describe nuclear interactions and the transport of neutrons and gamma rays
** These phenomena in turn are dependent on heat transfer, fluid flow, chemical reactions, and behaviour of materials when subjected to radiation
* Nuclear engineering is therefore inherently a multifaceted discipline, relying on several branches of physics, and, like the aerospace industry, it relies to a large extent on modeling and simulation for the design and analysis of complex systems that are too large and expensive to be tested
Branches of nuclear engineering
* Nuclear power
** Reactor physics and radiation transport
** Reactor thermal hydraulics and heat transfer
** Core design
** Safety analysis
** Fuel management
** Navy nuclear propulsion
* Fusion energy and plasma physics
* Nuclear weapons
* Radioisotopes
* Nuclear-waste management
* Nuclear materials
* Radiation measurements
* Medical and health physics

## Radiation in Research

* Large Hadron Collider (LHC)