Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Teaching department
- Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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N/A
- Timetable
-
Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
The course is intended to provide the basic knowledge which a medical physicist working in a radiotherapy department would be expected to have. This includes: a knowledge of how quantities of radiation and radiation doses are measures, including the theory of radiation detectors and dosemeters; a knowledge of how cells are affected by exposure to ionising radiation and the mechanisms involved; knowledge of how the treatment plan for a patient is developed and carried out; a knowledge of the risks involved in the use of ionising radiation; and the concept of risk and radiation protection.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
50%
Fixed-time remote activity
10%
Coursework
40%
Group activity
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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1
- Module leader
-
Professor Gary Royle
- Who to contact for more information
- medphys.teaching@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
60%
Fixed-time remote activity
40%
Group activity
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
23
- Module leader
-
Professor Gary Royle
- Who to contact for more information
- medphys.teaching@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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