Medical Physics focuses on applying physics based solutions to solving problems in the area of medicine. Research areas in this program can be broadly classified into two areas:
- Radiation therapy physics
- Diagnostic imaging physics
Dr. Tambasco is interested in the following areas of research:
- Using 3D bioprinting technology to develop tissue mimetic tumor models that can be used to study and optimize the effects of spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) approaches such as GRID, LATTICE, and PATHY.
- Applying 3D bioprinted co-culture tumor models to investigate and optimize the use of SFRT techniques for immune priming. This is done using SFRT combined with immune checkpoint inhibition, radiosensitizers, and a pulsed treatment approach to overcome the treatment-induced evolutionary resistance of tumor cells.
- Developing a transportable 3D cell culture platform for assessing 2D distributions of relative biological effectiveness of proton radiotherapy beams and emerging radiotherapy technologies such as FLASH.
The areas of interest pursued in Dr. Sinha’s lab include:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Musculoskeletal system with focus on diffusion and strain rate tensor imaging of muscle;
- Tensor based morphometric analysis of cross-sectional differences and longitudinal changes in cartilage in subjects with osteoarthritis;
- Technical improvements in voxel based analysis of diffusion tensor indices and white matter fiber atlases–application to neurological conditions; 4) Relaxometry based 3D gel dosimetry for evaluation of dose distributions in deformable phantoms.
Accreditation
We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP). The accreditation was effective since January 2010.
| CAMPEP Accredited MS in Medical Physics | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of applicants each year | 32 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 37 |
Number of students offered admission each year | 21 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 10 |
Number of students matriculating each year | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Number of students graduating each year | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Number in residencies | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Number in industry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number in clinical positions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Number in academic positions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number in Ph.D. programs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number in other activities | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |