Radiology Radiolgical sciences are based on physical and biological sciences and complement the basic sciences taught in medical school.
Faculty investigate various physical, chemical and biological systems.
Specific research areas include radiopharmaceutical development, investigation of new radioactive drugs for therapy and diagnosis, and the development of new imaging systems. Faculty participate in the School of Medicine's problem-based curriculum as group facilitators and in introduction to patient care as faculty and preceptors. Students can take a four-week radiology elective to gain clinical experience in radiographic examination and interpretation, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Other elective courses include radioisotopes in medicine and biology, introductory radiation biology and problems in radiological science. In diagnostic radiology, radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computerized axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are used to view body structure and function in living subjects.