RESEARCH TRAINING IN MEDICAL PHYSICS

描述：项目特点：芝加哥大学的这一医学物理学培训项目始于1955年，自1963年以来一直得到NCI的支持。该方案在1985年至1990年期间经历了重大加强，当时资助了4名博士后和2名博士后实习生，Kunio Doi博士担任项目主任。在这项申请中，申请资助四名医学物理学专业的研究生和两名该研究领域的博士后实习生。博士前支持是为博士生保留的，一般限制在两年内，之后使用研究资金或其他系资源。博士后学生被要求拥有物理学或与之密切相关的领域的学位，并预计在两年内完成培训。教职员工决定谁将继续研究生学习，谁将通过该计划获得支持。博士后项目由教职员工控制。该计划允许在放射肿瘤学、核医学或诊断放射学的物理专业，但子专业包括新兴的方式，如磁共振成像(MRI)，正电子发射断层扫描(PET)，和单核抗体剂量学。该研究生课程提供了一套辐射物理学和相关主题的基础课程。必修课程确保熟悉(放射学)解剖学和基础肿瘤学，并要求参与放射物理学的三个主要分专业。有大量的选修课可供选择；大约有100门列出，而且似乎都是相关的。博士后研究员被要求证明他们掌握了所需课程的内容。作为对NCI政策的回应，“癌症生物学、诊断和治疗”的核心课程是必需的，但也提供了许多其他定向和指导的机会。博士生是在参加该项目一年后的“资格考试”和大约两年后的“综合考试”的基础上被挑选出来的。此外，必须撰写和辩护论文提案；论文必须基于原创研究。研究研讨会由四个主要参与小组之一主办，经常举行，并辅之以各种期刊俱乐部和临床会议。

DESCRIPTION: Program Characteristics: This training program in medical physics at the University of Chicago began in 1955 and has, with short intermissions, been supported by the NCI since 1963. The program underwent major strengthening between 1985 and 1990, when it was funded with support for four pre- and two postdoctoral trainees, with Dr. Kunio Doi as Program Director. In this application, support is requested for four graduate students in the medical physics program and two postdoctoral trainees in this area of research. The predoctoral support is reserved for doctoral students and in general is limited to a period of two years, after which research funds or other departmental resources are utilized. The postdoctoral students are required to have their degree in physics or a closely related field and are expected to complete training in two years. The faculty decides who will proceed to graduate studies and who will be supported through this program. The postdoctoral program is controlled by the faculty. The program allows specialization in physics of radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, or diagnostic radiology, but the subspecialties generously include emerging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and mononuclear antibody dosimetry. The graduate program offers a set of basic courses in radiological physics and related topics. The required courses assure familiarity with (radiologic) anatomy and basic oncology and require involvement in the three major subspecialties of radiological physics. A large selection of elective courses is available; approximately 100 are listed, and all seem relevant. The postdoctoral fellows are required to demonstrate that they master the contents of the required courses. In response to NCI policy, a core course in "Cancer Biology, Diagnosis, and Treatment" is required, but many other opportunities for orientation and guidance are also available. The doctoral students are selected on the basis of a "qualifying examination" after one year in the program and a "comprehensive examination" approximately two years later. Additionally, a thesis proposal must be written and defended; the dissertation must be based on original research. Research seminars, given under the auspices of one of the four major participating groups, are frequent and supplemented by journal clubs and clinical conferences of various types.