Cullen Boyle PhD

Cullen Boyle PhD

Radiation Biology in Therapeutic and Diagnostic Medical Physics

  • Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
  • Early deterministic effects and late deterministic & stochastic effects
  • Dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Decay modes of particles and their utilization in diagnostics and radiation therapy
  • Overview of a typical clinical workflow

Presentation Objectives:

  • Understand pathways in which radiation interacts with matter, specifically biological tissue
  • How radiation is used to target cancer cells and be able to explain the difference between deterministic and stochastic effects of radiation
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of different decay modes and how they are used clinically
  • Gain an understanding of a typical workflow in a clinic from CT Sim to treatment