Medical Physics Division
The Medical Physics Division of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, is one of the premier medical physics groups in
WSU has been an international leader in modeling the biological effects of radiotherapy, research and clinical application of HDR brachytherapy, 3D conformal radiotherapy, fast neutron radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and image guided radiotherapy (IGRT). We were one of the first two centers in the world to implement the Nucletron Microselectron HDR unit, among the first radiotherapy centers to implement 3D conformal radiotherapy, an early pioneer of the virtual simulation process, and have been a worldwide leader in neutron radiotherapy. In the mid 1990’s, the first Gamma Knife in the state of
The Medical Physics division consists of nine medical physicists and two medical physics residents providing research, education, and clinical service to the Department of Radiation Oncology. The Medical Physics division is also home to more than 35 graduate research students within the medical physics graduate program. The medical physics group is responsible for oversight, quality assurance, and research and development of the technical aspects of radiation oncology.
The overall mission of the division is to find novel, safer, and more accurate methods for the use of radiation for the treatment of disease. The medical physics group provides complete physics support to the department, including the provision of physics teaching to medical residents, medical physics residents, medical physics students, and radiation therapists, as well as technical and radiation safety training for all department personnel.
Medical Physics Graduate Program