Science - Medical-Physics

Chairperson Professor Mohammad Salem Badawi

Professors: Prof. Ramadan Awad - Dean of Faculty of Science

Associate Professors Dr. Salem Marhaba, Dr. Walid Malaeb

Part Time Lecturers Prof. Mahmoud El Korek Dr. Ali Kaafarani, Dr. Sally Shawa, Dr. Hadi Basma, Dr. Samir Tohme, Dr. Mohamed Abbas

The Master of Science in Medical Physics at Beirut Arab University is designed to prepare students for a career as Medical Physicists in hospitals, industry or to pursue a PhD.

Aims of the Program 

1. Ensure that the student have a deep knowledge, understanding of technical and theoretical complemented with embedded practical work at hospitals and industry to prepare them for a career as a Medical Physicist to: 
2. Induce lifelong learning skills, essential attitudes for social and personal development. 
3. Provide trained manpower.
4. Provide leadership qualities.
5. Create awareness of health hazards due to carcinogenic materials.
6. Develop radiotherapy treatment and managerial skills.

Upon graduation, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate medical radiation related instrumentation and apply techniques associated with diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology.
2. Interpret theoretical, practical and professional information and communicate knowledge, ideas and procedures to other health care professionals/practitioners, researchers and other key stakeholders.
3. Apply knowledge of the basic structure and function of the human body relevant to clinical diagnostic imaging and radiation Oncology.
4. Evaluate radiation and radioactivity, its properties, units of measure, dosimetry measurement concepts and methods.
5. Appraise radiation safety practices and procedures associated with diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology.
6. Exercise critical thinking and judgment of the biological effects of radiation and its application for radiation safety and for radiation treatment.
7. Perform the clinical support procedures required of a medical physicist in a professional and ethical manner.
8. Design, research, synthesis key information and apply expert judgment in completing independent projects and thesis in the field of medical radiation physics.
   

The student will be awarded a Master of Science degree in Medical Physics if he/she successfully completes the 36 required credit hours with a CGPA of no less than 2.33 in the courses, and successfully defends the thesis in no less than two years from the date of registration in the program. 

Graduates with Master of Science in Medical Physics have the possibility to pursue a doctoral degree, or to seek employment in different fields, both in the governmental and private sectors including: 

• Radiotherapy and nuclear medicine departments in hospitals. 
• Radiation protection in industrial and scientific hospitals.
• Research, development and commercialization of radiation medical instrumentation.
• Medical physics instrumentation sales.
• Education.

Experimental Facilities: The program utilizes a number of well-equipped laboratories for practical work and research. The Laboratories serving the program are:

1. General Physics Lab
2. Advanced Physics Lab
3. Classical Mechanics Laboratory
4. Specialized Lab of Materials Science