Medical Radiologic Physics Graduate Program

MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS is a field of  physics which involves the use of radiation for diagnosis and treatment of disease. Although medical radiological physicists are never directly responsible for prescribing medical radiation procedures, the health and welfare of patients often depend upon the skill and dedication with which they carry out their work. While much time is devoted to clinical applications in the subspecialties of diagnostic radiology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and ultrasound, medical radiological physicists also engage in research and teaching. The overall objective of this program is to prepare master and doctoral professionals who will work as medical radiological physicists in a clinical and/or research setting.  The program is multidisciplinary in all respects.  Students may be accepted with a background in biology, chemistry, engineering, or physics.  

THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City is located within Oklahoma's largest medical care complex, serving the Oklahoma Medical Center hospitals and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The Department has clinical and basic sciences divisions. The clinical division has American Medical Association-accredited residency programs for physicians in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine and fellowships in institutional radiology. The basic sciences division offers the medical radiological physics graduate degree program. The Department of Radiological Sciences provides clinical service to patients in three major teaching hospitals. The latest equipment is used to provide these services. It is this setting in which the student gains practical experience and which also provides major capital equipment for theoretical and clinical research by both the faculty and students.