M.Sc. in Health and Radiation Physics

McMaster University

Health Physics is interdisciplinary, bridging the fields of medicine, biology, engineering and physical science. It provides scientific method and knowledge of Radiation Protection to the Health Care and Nuclear industries and regulatory bodies. The program consists of a course- and project-based MSc. Research is conducted with faculty using McMaster radiation facilities or at industrial partners facilities. Some students are presently working in the Health Physics field in industry and pursue the program part-time.Areas of ResearchBrachytherapy radioisotopes, interface dosimetry, imaging dose distributions, neutron micro-dosimetryNuclear and atomic techniques used for analysis of both trace toxic elements and major components of human body compositionDevelopment of novel radiopharmaceuticals and medical use of radioisotopes in diagnosis and therapyNovel methods of imaging bone architecture and joint structure non-invasivelyMagnetic Resonance ImagingDNA damage and DNA repair processes in carcinogenesisAdaptive response, genomic instability and bystander effect in radiation risk assessment of human and non-human biotaLaser and light propagation in tissue for photodynamic therapy and tissue characterizationSkeletal muscle function and the mechanisms of repair/regenerationRadiation ccident dosimetryAdvanced methods of optimization for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and gel dosimetry.

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