RESEARCH TRAINING IN MEDICAL PHYSICS

项目特点：芝加哥大学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。该项目在1985年至1990年期间得到了重大加强，当时它得到了四名博士生和两名博士后的资助，由土井邦夫博士担任项目主任。在此申请中，要求支持医学物理专业的四名研究生和该研究领域的两名博士后培训生。博士预科支持是为博士生保留的，一般限于两年，之后使用研究经费或其他部门资源。博士后要求具有物理学或相关专业学位，2年内完成培养。教师决定谁将继续研究生学习，谁将通过该计划得到支持。博士后项目由学院控制。该计划允许放射肿瘤学，核医学或诊断放射学的物理专业化，但亚专业慷慨地包括诸如磁共振成像（MRI），正电子发射断层扫描（PET）和单核抗体剂量学等新兴模式。研究生课程提供放射物理和相关主题的一套基础课程。必修课程确保熟悉（放射）解剖学和基础肿瘤学，并要求参与放射物理学的三个主要亚专业。有大量的选修课程可供选择；列出了大约100条，似乎都是相关的。博士后必须证明自己掌握了必修课程的内容。为了响应NCI的政策，“癌症生物学、诊断和治疗”这门核心课程是必需的，但也有许多其他的指导和指导机会。博士生的选拔是在项目一年后的“资格考试”和大约两年后的“综合考试”基础上进行的。此外，论文提案必须写和辩护；论文必须以原创性研究为基础。在四个主要参与小组之一的主持下经常举办研究讨论会，并辅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.