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Hi everyone,
I'm currently doing an undergrad degree in radiation therapy in Canada. Here in Canada dosimetry and therapy are taught together and that's when I became interested in medical physics. I'm thinking about applying to master's programs in medical physics or health physics (can you be a medical physicist with a degree in health physics?) in the States this year. I understand that this field can get very competitive and compare to other physics graduates I have a much weaker background. Can someone give me some advices please?
Here're some of the relevant courses that I have (one semester each):
-1st year general physics
-1 intro physics to medical radiation science (Wave motion, electricity and magnetism, heat, radioactivity and radiation interaction, absorption and emission of light)
-1 radiation therapy physics with lab (dosimetry)
-1 medical physics (course description: Radioactivity and radiation phenomenology: interaction of radiations with matter, dosimetry, radiation in medicine, biological effects, radiation levels and regulations, radiation protection.)
-first year calculus and chemistry/labs
-full year biology with labs
-2 radiation biology & protection
-full year treatment planning
-2 stats
-1 CT, 1 MRI
-full year radiation oncology
-4 courses in anatomy/physiology, 2 of them are imaging related
-a few other courses in imaging (modalities, processing, etc)
GPA of last 2 years of full time study: A-
cGPA: A-
Anyone care to give me some advices?
Thanks in advance!
ps: I understand that some of you may think I might not stand a chance at all since radiation therapy in the States is mainly an associate of science program & isn't very physics related. However Canadian therapists are also dosimetrists and they have a much bigger scope of practice than American therapists (Ontario specialist therapists can prescribe) thus the educational requirement is actually very different. The physics we learn are taught by physicists/share with the undergrad medical physics program. I might stay back for a year and take a few more physics/math courses if needed.
I'm currently doing an undergrad degree in radiation therapy in Canada. Here in Canada dosimetry and therapy are taught together and that's when I became interested in medical physics. I'm thinking about applying to master's programs in medical physics or health physics (can you be a medical physicist with a degree in health physics?) in the States this year. I understand that this field can get very competitive and compare to other physics graduates I have a much weaker background. Can someone give me some advices please?
Here're some of the relevant courses that I have (one semester each):
-1st year general physics
-1 intro physics to medical radiation science (Wave motion, electricity and magnetism, heat, radioactivity and radiation interaction, absorption and emission of light)
-1 radiation therapy physics with lab (dosimetry)
-1 medical physics (course description: Radioactivity and radiation phenomenology: interaction of radiations with matter, dosimetry, radiation in medicine, biological effects, radiation levels and regulations, radiation protection.)
-first year calculus and chemistry/labs
-full year biology with labs
-2 radiation biology & protection
-full year treatment planning
-2 stats
-1 CT, 1 MRI
-full year radiation oncology
-4 courses in anatomy/physiology, 2 of them are imaging related
-a few other courses in imaging (modalities, processing, etc)
GPA of last 2 years of full time study: A-
cGPA: A-
Anyone care to give me some advices?
Thanks in advance!
ps: I understand that some of you may think I might not stand a chance at all since radiation therapy in the States is mainly an associate of science program & isn't very physics related. However Canadian therapists are also dosimetrists and they have a much bigger scope of practice than American therapists (Ontario specialist therapists can prescribe) thus the educational requirement is actually very different. The physics we learn are taught by physicists/share with the undergrad medical physics program. I might stay back for a year and take a few more physics/math courses if needed.
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