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PHYS 480Advanced Topics in Biophysics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Physics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Advanced topics in biophysics will be presented, with content changing depending on instructor expertise and current topics of interest. Topics may include radiation biophysics (the effect of radiation on various kinds of cells and tissues, mechanisms of radiation-induced DNA damage and cell death, tumour radiobiology and therapies, etc.); the physics behind imaging techniques (computed tomography, optical imaging, microscopy, etc.); recent research topics and emerging techniques in biophysics and medical biophysics.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • MATH228 - Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry (0.50)
      • PHYS267 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Analysis for Physics and Astronomy (0.50)
      • PHYS380 - Molecular and Cellular Biophysics (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • BIOL280 - Introduction to Biophysics (0.50)
      • PHYS280 - Introduction to Biophysics (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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