Graduate Programs: Medical Physics
Medical physics applies physics to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Research in our Medical Physics program addresses real health care challenges, and it's led by practising medical physicists and imaging scientists, so your work can translate into patient care.
Research spans two main areas:
- Medical imaging: magnetic resonance imaging (including low-field and quantitative MRI), positron emission tomography and molecular imaging, neuroimaging, and image reconstruction and analysis.
- Radiation therapy: treatment planning and delivery, including stereotactic, adaptive and trajectory-based radiotherapy; radiation detectors and dosimetry; brachytherapy; and artificial intelligence for radiotherapy.
Many projects take place in hospital treatment and imaging facilities, alongside the clinical teams who use them.
An accredited program
Our MSc, PhD and Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics are by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP), the credential needed for admission to medical physics residency training and, ultimately, clinical certification.
Where graduates go
Graduates go on to:
- residency training in imaging or radiation therapy physics
- careers in clinical medical physics
- careers in research, industry and academia
How the program works
- Degrees: you complete the Medical Physics core curriculum in your first year, then focus on your thesis research. See Degrees and Requirements for the MSc, PhD and Graduate Diploma.
- Funding: every full-time student is funded (see Funding).
- Applying: start with the same free pre-application as for Physics. Medical Physics applicants must apply by January 1 to be considered for September admission (see How to Apply).
For more about the program, including research opportunities and graduate life, visit the Medical Physics program site.
Our faculty
Interested in working with someone below? Pre-apply for free, then email them about your interests.
Timothy Bardouille
- Interests: Non-invasive human brain imaging, Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Motor control, Pathology, Aging, Big data, Machine learning
- Methods: Experimental, Computational
- Website: Bardouille research website
- Email: tim.bardouille@dal.ca
- Interests:聽Magnetic resonance聽imaging (MRI), Medical imaging, Diagnostics, Image reconstruction, Image analysis, Low-field MRI
- Methods: Experimental, Clinical
- Email: steven.beyea@dal.ca
- Interests: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Positron emission tomography (PET), Molecular imaging, Machine learning, Theranostics
- Methods: Experimental, Clinical
- Email: brewerk@dal.ca
- Interests: High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy, 3D-printing, Total marrow irradiation, Dosimetric verification
- Methods: Clinical
- Email: krista.chytyk-praznik@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Deep learning cone-beam CT (CBCT) image synthesis, Automated AI radiotherapy planning, Virtual reality anatomical modelling
- Methods: Computational, Clinical
- Email: dal.granville@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Theoretical neuroscience, Graphs, Network analysis, Computational neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Functional MRI, Cognition, Pain
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Website:
- Email: javeria.hashmi@dal.ca
- Interests: Plastic scintillation detectors, Organic photodiode dosimetry, Small-field dosimetry, Monte Carlo detector optimization
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: michael.hupman@nshealth.ca
- Interests:聽Adaptive radiotherapy, Dynamic聽trajectory radiation therapy, Conformal Aperture SRS, Motion management and dose robustness
- Methods: Clinical
- Email: lee.macdonald@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Adaptive radiotherapy, Stereotactic radiotherapy, Informatics, Automation, Medical imaging techniques
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: logan.montgomery@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Radiation dosimetry, Monte Carlo simulations, Radiation detectors, In vivo dosimetry, Transit dosimetry, Image-guided radiotherapy
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: patricia2.oliver@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR), Cardiac gating in STAR, Monte Carlo simulation in radiation therapy, Dosimetry
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: cristiano.reis@nshealth.ca
- Interests:聽Magnetic resonance聽imaging (MRI), Image reconstruction, Contrast mechanisms, Image processing & analysis, Machine learning
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: james.rioux@dal.ca
- Interests: Image-guided radiation therapy, Dual energy x-ray imaging, Stereoscopic image guidance, Ethos Hyper Sight imaging
- Methods: Experimental, Clinical
- Email: mike.sattarivand@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Radiotherapy, Medical imaging, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Treatment planning
- Methods: Clinical
- Email: tynan.stevens@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Radiation detectors, Radiation dosimetry, Trajectory radiotherapy, Radioembolization
- Methods: Experimental, Clinical
- Email: alasdair.syme@nshealth.ca
- Interests: Trajectory optimization of radiotherapy delivery systems, AI for radiotherapy, Stereotactic radiotherapy
- Methods: Experimental, Computational, Clinical
- Email: chris.thomas@nshealth.ca
Next steps
- How to Apply: three steps, starting with a free pre-application.
- Pre-Application Form: the first step, and it's free.
- Funding: what you'll receive, where it comes from, and our scholarships.
- Degrees and Requirements: what the MSc, PhD and Graduate Diploma involve.
- Questions? Email us at physics-grad-admissions@dal.ca.