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M. Sc. MEDICAL PHYSICS

(Approved by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai)

Overview:

On successful completion of M. Sc. Medical physics course, all students are required to undergo one year internship at AERB recognized institutes. This is a mandatory requirement for becoming qualified medical physicists and appearing in the RSO examination.

Eligibility:

B.Sc. Physics with aggregate 60%.

Course Structure:

Semester ‐ I
Paper I	Mathematical Physics(MP101)	Paper‐II	Solid State Physics(MP102)
Paper‐III	Electronics And Instrumentation(MP 103)	Paper‐IV	Classical And Quantum Mechanics(MP 104)
Semester ‐ II
Paper‐V	Electrodynamics(MP201)	Paper‐VI	Nuclear Physics(MP 202)
Paper‐VII	Radiation Physics & Radiation(MP 203)	Paper‐VIII	Anatomy And Physiology(MP 204)
Semester ‐ III
Paper‐IX	Radiation Detectors And Instrumentation(MP 301)	Paper‐X	Radiation Dosimetry And Standardization(MP 302)
Paper‐XI	Clinical And Radiation Biology(MP 303)	Paper‐XII	Medical Imaging(MP 304)
Semester ‐ IV
Paper‐XIII	Nuclear Medicine And Internal Dosimetry(MP 401)	Paper‐XIV	Radiation Therapy – Teletherapy(MP 402)
Paper‐XV	Radiation Therapy- Brachytherapy (MP 403)	Paper‐XVI	Radiation Safety(MP 404)

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES After completion of the program, the student will be able to:

Program Outcome (PO)
PO1	Knowledge and Skills
PO2	Planning and Problem-solving abilities
PO3	Communication
PO4	Research Aptitude
PO5	Professionalism and Ethics
PO6	Leadership
PO7	Societal Responsibilities
PO8	Environment and Sustainability
PO9	Lifelong Learner

PO1: Possess knowledge of basics human anatomy, Nuclear & Radiation Physics, Diagnostic radiology, Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Detection, Dosimetry, Radiation Biology, and Radiation Safety as recommended by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Mumbai / International Regulatory agencies.

PO2: Demonstrate an ability to apply the knowledge acquired through the state-of-the art radio therapeutic techniques and medical imaging for providing and ensuring safety treatment for the needy human.

PO3: evelop communication skills to communicate effectively in interviews, patient, colleagues, healthcare sector, industries, academia for collaborative research by explaining their ideas with good interpersonal and workplace-based skills.

PO4: Do research in radiation application in cancer treatment, Radiation Measurement, Radiation Biology, Artificial Intelligence application on Radiation Therapy, Cancer diagnosis, handling and maintenance radiation therapy installation and instrumentation.

PO5: Develop understanding and implementation of ethics in profession, research, society, workplace, clinical research and human trials.

PO6: Develop leadership skills, to work effectively and efficiently, logical reasoning, time management, values required for self- directed and lifelong learning, soft skills for professional development and execute their professional roles in society as Medical Physicist/Radiation Safety officers.

PO7: Develop character with good moral values, human values, good social behavior, gratitude, honesty, ethics, safety, hygiene, responsibility, confidence, tolerance and critical thinking.

PO8: Able to contribute in environment and sustainable development to achieve the national sustainable development goals.

PO9: Lifelong learning in Physics Stream.

Course Outcomes (CO)

M. Sc. Medical Physics - Semester I

Paper I: MP101: Mathematical Physics

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Comprehend the knowledge of matrices, differential equations, integral transforms and its special functions to enable problem analysis and solving.
CO2. Understand the various special functions of differential equations and Fourier integral transform.
CO3. Understand the probability and statistical distributions, Central tendency, computational programming to collect, analyse, interpret data, and apply relevant statistical tests to make a scientific report.
CO4. Understand the deviation and distribution for various physical data.
CO5. Provide the correlation and regression analysis to find the relation between two sets of data.
CO6. Teach various types of statistical distribution and uses for small to very large sampling sizes.

Paper II: MP102: Solid State Physics

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Understand the basics of crystal structure and its various types of bonding.
CO2. Know about the band structure in conductor, direct and indirect semiconductor and insulator.
CO3. Understand the basic physics of solids such as thermal behaviour and magnetic characteristics in view of its usage in medical instrumentation.
CO4. Learn the Einstein’s, Debye’s theories and lattice vibrations.
CO5. Learn phenomenon of superconductivity, fluorescence and phosphorescence, thermo luminescence, Electroluminescence and to identify, analyse and solve the problem associated with it.
CO6. Understand the superconductivity and various types of luminescence, Fluorescence and Phosphorescence and LASER etc.,

Paper III: MP103: Electronics and Instrumentation

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Know the concepts various junction like p-n, BJT, JEFT, MOSFET, UJT and SER.
CO2. Understand the various diode construction and its circuits.
CO3. Understand the principles of various Oscillators for constructing electronic circuits.
CO4. Know functioning of transducers and thermos couple-based thermometers.
CO5. Capable of how the logic and integrated circuits digital data is generated.
CO6. Explain the concepts of amplifier AC-DC converter, various dose rate meters and radiation detectors circuits.

Paper IV: MP104: Classical and Quantum Mechanics

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Learn the basic mathematical tools like variation calculus to mechanical systems and able to compute Lagrangian and Hamiltonian equation of motion.
CO2. Understand about the central force problem, phase space, canonical transformation and Hamilton Jacobi technique.
CO3. Solve the hydrogen atom problem to calculate energy levels by quantum mechanics.
CO4. Learn the Schrodinger equations to solvable simple problems.
CO5. Understand the quantum mechanical angular momentum algebra and spin.
CO6. Compute corrections in energy and wave functions by approximation technique.

M. Sc. Medical Physics - Semester II

Paper V: MP201: Electrodynamics

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1.Interpret the deeper meaning of the Maxwellian field equations and account for their symmetry and transformation properties. Define and derive expressions for the energy both for the electrostatic and magneto statics fields.
CO2.Learn the basics of analog electronics such as ICs, CCDs, RC and LC
CO3.Calculate the electromagnetic radiation from localised charges which move arbitrarily in time and space, taking into account retardation effects. Formulate and solve electrodynamic problems in relativistically covariant form in four-dimensional space time
CO4.Learn the transmission of electromagnetic waves through wave guide.
CO5.Understand the basics of electromagnetic radiations, particle accelerators and radiation reactions.
CO6.Know the electric, magnetic fields, electric potential and vector potentials for point charge and radiation emitted by moving charges.

Paper VI: MP202: Nuclear Physics

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Familiarize with the properties of an atom and nucleus to know various interesting branches such as radioactivity, fission and fusion reactions, nuclear reactors, nuclear power plants, particle physics etc. that has huge applications for the benefits of society.
CO2.Gain knowledge how ionizing radiation interacts with matter, how it affects living organisms and how it is used as a therapeutic technique and radiation safety practices.
CO3. Understand the nuclear models and various decay process like Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
CO4. Familiarize with the electromagnetic spectrum, radiation sources, types and its properties.
CO5. Learn the various nuclear reactions by examples and experiments.
CO6. Familiarize with the four basics of in nature, its relative strength and various classifications of elementary particles.

Paper VII: MP203: Radiation Physics and Radiation Generators

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Understand the basic of radioactivity, Natural radioactive series, Artificial production of radioactivity and various decay modes.
CO2. Gain functional knowledge regarding need for radiological protection and the sources and approximate level of radiation exposure for treatment purposes.
CO3. Learn the construction and working of different types of particle accelerators.
CO4. Learn the construction of X-ray generator used in Diagnostic radiology.
CO5. Learn the various ionizing radiation interaction with matter (Electron, Photon, Neutron).
CO6. Learn the penetration and linear energy stopping powers of various radiations.

Paper VIII: MP204: Anatomy and Physiology

At the end of the course student will be able to:
CO1. Learn about the human anatomy, physiology and biophysics, exploring its performance as a physical machine.
CO2. Understand the digestive system and its functions
CO3. Study cell, tissue and bony structures and functions.
CO4. Learn about mouth, teeth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, blood circulatory system and function of heart.
CO5. Understand the respiratory, reproduction and excretory system.
CO6. Know the importance of pituitary gland, brain and spinal cord functions.

M. Sc. Medical Physics - Semester III

Paper IX: MP301: Radiation Detectors and Instrumentation

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

CO1. Describe the principle of radiation detection which includes design and construction, working principle of various detectors
CO2. Get knowledge about the detector to be used for different radiation types.
CO3. Explain about Radiation measuring & monitoring instruments and their physical significance.
CO4. Explain about instruments used for personnel monitoring (Radiation worker’s dose monitoring) and area monitoring (Radiation facility survey- to evaluate the radiation level in workplace and follow the safety precautions).
CO5. Acquire knowledge on how to take radiation safety precautions while dealing with unsealed radioactive sources and familiar with dose measuring and monitoring instruments used in nuclear medicine department.
CO6. Know about contamination monitors for alpha and beta radiations and their use in various places.

Paper X: MP302: Radiation Dosimetry and Standardization

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Learn the basics units of radiation, natural and artificial radioactive source productions.
CO2. Understand the Technical Report Serious-277 & Technical Report Serious-399 protocols and its formalism.
CO3. Understand the primary & secondary standards Neutron dosimeters, working principles of GM counter and chemical dosimetry for its clinical applications.
CO4. Understand the standardization of HDR- 192Ir, 60Co and 125I.
CO5. Know the chemical dosimetry and its applications in radiation measurements.
CO6. Learn the various radiation counting instruments like beta, gamma, and GM counters.

Paper XI: MP303: Clinical and Radiation Biology

At the end of the course student will be able to,

CO1. Understand the structure and behaviour of normal and abnormal cells, Gain the knowledge about the biological effects of radiation.
CO2. Understand the various therapies such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, Hormone therapy and immunotherapy for cancer treatment and understand the 4Rs of radiation biology and time dose relationship of tumour.
CO3. Understand the ionizing radiation effects on living organisms.
CO4. Know the radio-biological impact on living cells, tissue at the DNA, cellular, organ, and whole body.
CO5. Understand the radiobiological model of fractionated radiation therapy.
CO6. Understand the optimization of the Radiotherapy plans through biological aspects to enhance clinical outcome.

Paper XII: MP304: Medical Imaging

At the end of the course student will be able to,

CO1. Learn the physical principle and components of conventional and digital radiography techniques including Computed Tomography (CT), MRI and Ultrasound Imaging.
CO2. Understand the fundamentals of physics with emphasis on medical imaging.
CO3. Learn physical principles of diagnostic radiology, radiography techniques, image quality and quality assurance.
CO4. Learn the basics of thermography and its applications.
CO5. Understand the various radio pharmaceuticals, thyroid uptake system, and gamma camera.
CO6. Know the radioactive dilution methods to identify the unknown subject radioactivity.

M. Sc. Medical Physics - Semester IV

Paper XIII: MP401: Nuclear Medicine and Internal Dosimetry

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Gain knowledge about different imaging techniques such as PET; evaluate image quality parameters (resolution, contrast, and noise) using quality assurance techniques.
CO2. Learn about Internal dosimetry and the production of radionuclide for its uses in Nuclear Medicine.
CO3. Gain knowledge about the radionuclides production and their application in Nuclear Medicine and In-vivo and in-vitro techniques.
CO4. Understand about the radionuclide imaging techniques.
CO5. Learn the principles of PET/SPECT and their working principle.
CO6. Learn the basics of Internal dosimetry and its dose evaluation techniques.

Paper XIV: MP402: Radiation Therapy-Teletherapy

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Know about development of kV beam therapy and 60Co treatments, working principles of the beam modifying devices, clinical electron beams and its applications, various quality assurance used in radiation therapy departments.
CO2. Know the basics of radiation beam central axis dosimetry parameters, beam modifiers and shaping devices.
CO3. Learn the role of radiation therapy for the treatment of various cancers.
CO4. Understand the specialized procedures of radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
CO5. Learn the modern radiation dose delivery techniques, such as IMRT, IGRT, rotational therapy, SRS/SRT, TBI, TSET, and SBRT.
CO6. Know about the machine commissioning, quality, dosimetry and treatment planning.

Paper XV: MP403: Radiation Therapy-Brachytherapy

At the end of the course student will be able to,

CO1. Understand various brachytherapy techniques used in cancer treatment, AAPM Task Group 60 Protocols, Computers and its applications in brachytherapy treatment planning such as algorithm’s, DICOM, PACS etc.,
CO2. Understand the various classification of brachytherapy by treatment time, placement of source, manual or remote after loading, Low dose rate or High dose rate etc.,
CO3. Learn the brachytherapy special techniques and treatment planning.
CO4. Understand the special advance techniques in radiotherapy which includes Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET), Stereotactic radiosurgery/ radiotherapy (SRS/SRT), Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), and Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) etc.,
CO5. Understand the different types of protocols used in brachytherapy techniques.
CO6. Understand the computers and their application in treatment planning systems.

Paper XVI: MP404: Radiation Safety

At the end of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Understand the basics of radiation protection standards, ICRP recommendations as ALARA principle, radiation accidents, how to control radiation hazards and safety precautions and principles of monitoring.
CO2. Describe about safety in the medical, industrial, agricultural and research uses of radiation.
CO3. Learn different applications of radio isotopes in industry (industrial radiography, well logging, gamma irradiators).
CO4. Understand the principles of radioactive waste management and different disposal facilities for radioactive waste.
CO5. Learn about the principals of safe transportation of radioisotopes and the standard procedures and safety protocols for these activities.
CO6. Acquire knowledge about legislation, atomic energy act (radiation protection), radiation emergencies and their medical management.