MEDPHY 751
Medical Physics Seminar
Anna Elisabeth Rodrigues, Josh Mark Wilson
Description from DukeHub
Medical physics is the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. This course consists of weekly lectures covering broad topics in medical physics including diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology, radiation safety, and nuclear medicine. Lectures will be given by invited speakers drawn from many university and medical center departments including radiology, physics, radiation safety, and radiation oncology. Recommended prerequisite: background in engineering or physics.
Skills
- clinicaldescription: "diagnosis" and 1 more
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "diagnosis"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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