Medical Dosimetry
Curriculum
The medical dosimetry program provides students with an educational foundation in medical dosimetry as well as clinical experience in a radiation oncology department. The curriculum requires a combination of online courses and clinical internship at an affiliate internship site. The online courses consist of various means of instructional approaches such as lectures, practice problems, quizzes/tests, papers, projects, group discussion forums, and interactive online learning.
Students complete didactic online courses during all four semesters. The 12-month clinical internship training starts in Semester II (January) and ends in Semester IV (December).
The e-portfolio course requires students to complete a guided Portfolio project providing definement, validations, skills/knowledge validations, verifications of experience and career/job accomplishments and correlations to scholarly course content completions.
The research methodology course sequence prepares students to develop research and writing skills for publications or presentations. The capstone project of this course sequence culminates with a research project to be submitted to the AAMD Writing Competition with intentions of being published in the Medical Dosimetry Journal.
Course descriptions are available in the Graduate Catalog.
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Online Orientation |
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Semester I (Fall) |
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DOS 511 |
Imaging and Localization Concepts |
2 cr |
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DOS 513 |
Anatomy |
2 cr |
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DOS 514 |
Physics Fundamentals |
3 cr |
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DOS 516 |
Radiation Safety in Radiation Oncology |
1 cr |
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DOS 750 |
Professional e-Portfolio |
1 cr |
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Semester II (Spring) |
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DOS 523 |
Treatment Planning & Calculations |
4 cr |
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DOS 531 |
Clinical Oncology |
2 cr |
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DOS 711 |
Research Methods I |
3 cr |
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DOS 771 |
Clinical Internship I |
5 cr |
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Semester III (Summer) |
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DOS 525 |
Brachytherapy |
2 cr |
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DOS 541 |
Radiobiology |
1 cr |
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DOS 731 |
Research Methods II |
2 cr |
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DOS 741 |
Protocols & Studies in Radiation Oncology |
1 cr |
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DOS 772 |
Clinical Internship II |
5 cr |
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Semester IV (Fall) |
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DOS 518 |
Professional Issues |
1 cr |
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DOS 542 |
Quality Assurance |
2 cr |
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DOS 543 |
Seminar in Medical Dosimetry |
2 cr |
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DOS 751 |
Research Methods III |
2 cr |
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DOS 773 |
Clinical Internship III |
5 cr |
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46 total credits |
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The medical dosimetry program provides students with an educational foundation in medical dosimetry as well as clinical experience in a radiation oncology department. The curriculum requires a combination of online courses and clinical internship at an affiliate internship site. The online courses consist of various means of instructional approaches such as lectures, practice problems, quizzes/tests, papers, projects, group discussion forums, and interactive online learning.
Students complete didactic online courses during all seven semesters. The clinical internship training starts in Semester III (May) and ends in Semester VII (December). *Note: to be eligible for part-time enrollment, you must identify a dedicated internship site that has agreed to this option.
The e-portfolio course requires students to complete a guided Portfolio project providing definement, validations, skills/knowledge validations, verifications of experience and career/job accomplishments and correlations to scholarly course content completions.
The research methodology course sequence prepares students to develop research and writing skills for publications or presentations. The capstone project of this course sequence culminates with a research project to be submitted to the AAMD Writing Competition with intentions of being published in the Medical Dosimetry Journal.
Course descriptions are available in the Graduate Catalog.
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Online Orientation |
||
|
Semester I (Fall) |
||
|
DOS 511 |
Imaging and Localization Concepts |
2 cr |
|
DOS 513 |
Anatomy |
2 cr |
|
DOS 514 |
Physics Fundamentals |
3 cr |
|
DOS 516 |
Radiation Safety in Radiation Oncology |
1 cr |
|
DOS 750 |
Professional e-Portfolio |
1 cr |
|
Semester II (Spring) |
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DOS 523 |
Treatment Planning & Calculations |
4 cr |
|
DOS 531 |
Clinical Oncology |
2 cr |
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Semester III (Summer) Introductory clinical semester (3 hrs/day) |
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DOS 525 |
Brachytherapy |
2 cr |
|
DOS 541 |
Radiobiology |
1 cr |
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DOS 771 |
Clinical Internship I (sect 502) |
3 cr |
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Semester IV (Fall) clinical internship year (4 hours/day) |
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DOS 518 |
Professional Issues |
2 cr |
|
DOS 542 |
Quality Assurance |
1 cr |
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DOS 771 |
Clinical Internship I (sect 503) |
2 cr |
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DOS 772 |
Clinical Internship II (sect 502) |
1 cr |
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Semester V (Spring) clinical internship year (4 hours/day) |
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| DOS 711 | Research Methods I | 3 cr |
| DOS 772 | Clinical Internship II (sect 503) | 4 cr |
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Semester VI (Summer) clinical internship year (4 hours/day) |
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| DOS 731 | Research Methods II | 2 cr |
| DOS 741 | Protocols & Studies in Radiation Oncology | 1 cr |
| DOS 773 | Clinical Internship III (sect 502) | 3 cr |
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Semester VII (Fall) clinical internship year (4 hours/day) |
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| DOS 543 | Seminar in Medical Dosimetry | 2 cr |
| DOS 751 | Research Methods III | 2 cr |
| DOS 773 | Clinical Internship III (sect 503) | 2 cr |
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46 total credits |
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