PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR PROGRAM IN HONOR HEALTH PHYSICS

with emphasis on Environmental Health Physics

Physics DepartmentTexas Southern University

Launching Fall 2008Funding through Nuclear Regulatory

Commission grant No. NRC-38-07-495

The ONLY Health Physics Program in the Greater

Houston Area!

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

Pre-Medical Physics Track

in

Collaboration with M. D. Anderson Radiation Biology at M. D. Anderson Internships at M. D. Anderson Priority acceptance at the M.S.

Medical Physics Program at M. D. Anderson for the very best students.

Specialization courses in Nuclear Engineering on-line

at UT-Austin

What is Health Physics?

It means Radiation Protection. The aim is to protect the people and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation, while at the same time benefiting from its exploitation.

Health physicist principally work at facilities where radionuclides or ionizing radiation are used.

Why Study Health Physics?

There is a strong and increasing demand for Health Physicists.

On the Health Physics Society web site http://hps.org/govtrelations/humancapital.html

an article named “Human Capital Crisis in Radiation Safety” was published.

It is a professional bachelor degree with a bar exam certification available.

Certified HP Salary Survey 2007

Bachelors Health Physics average: $106,908

Min: $83,750 Max: $131,250http://

www.hps.org/publicinformation/hpcareers.html

Why there is a dramatically increasing demand?

The approaching because of many reasons world oil craze created conditions for Nuclear Energy Renaissance.

Indeed, 28 new power plant applications are presently under consideration in the US creating a huge demand for health physicists and nuclear engineers.

In the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the retirement will open about 10000 jobs by 2012.

Many environmental HP work in radioanalitical laboratories.

Where the health physicist can work?

Industry Power plants Accelerator facilities National laboratories Radioanalitical laboratories Medical Centers Education Research Regulatory enforcement and

occupation safety

What can we offer?

Scholarships (more detailed information can be found on our website). http://physics.tsu.edu

Pre-medical track as well as an optional specialization available.

Collaboration with MD Anderson. Nuclear Engineering specialization

through collaboration with UT Austin. Pending proposal for Radiochemistry

course in collaboration with UT Austin.

Our Program

It is designed as a comprehensive curriculum almost at graduate level, combining academic education with very practical skills.

It provides core training in radiation physics and radiation detection beneficial for every radiation related professional.

The specialized courses starts at the fifth semester.

Specialized Health Physics Core Courses

Basic concepts of atomic and radiation physics using partly the book of James Turner, “Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection” (1 semester).

Environmental Radioactivity (1 semester) Introductory Nuclear Physics by K. Krane

(2 semesters) Radiation detection and measurement by

Knoll (3 semesters) Radiation detection lab (3 semesters lab) Radiation protection and dosimetry by M.

Stabi ( 2 semesters)

Upcoming core courses

Radiochemistry Radiology emergency

management

Optional Courses

Radiation Biology (M. D. Anderson)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab Nuclear Engineering (through

partnership with UT-Austin) Introductory Medical Physics Medical Imaging

Summer Schools and Internships

Many opportunity exist: UT-Austin M. D. Anderson Medical Center Houston A&M College Station University of North Texas Oak Ridge National Lab

Pre-Medical Physics Program

Basic concepts of atomic and radiation physics using partly the book of James Turner, “Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection” (1 semester).

Introductory Nuclear Physics by K. Krane (2 semesters)

Radiation detection and measurement by Knoll (3 semesters)

Radiation detection lab (3 semesters lab) Introduction to Medical Physics (1 semester) Radiation protection and dosimetry by M. Stabi

( 1 semesters) Radiation Biology (1 semester) Introduction to Medical Imaging (1 semester) Radiation Therapy (1 semester)

Our Aim!

To maintain highly recognized program. The graduates to be able to continue in the top M.S. programs in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering or Medical Physics.

Program Supporting Faculty

Dr. Elena Stefanova (Nuclear Physicist) – program initiator and developer

Dr. Mark Harvey (High-energy physicist with specialization post-doc at M.D. Anderson

Mr. Boris Tsenov - health physicist at UH; adjunct instructor at TSU

A PhD in Health Physics is going to be hired

Accomplishments ofAccomplishments ofPhysics ProgramPhysics Program

Have Recruited Nationally/Internationally Prominent Physics Faculty (starting Sept. 2006)

http://physics.tsu.edu/People/People.php#Faculty

D. Bessis, Math. Physics C. J. Tymczak, Comp. Physics Dr. Handy Carlos

MAJOR/ASSOCIATED COURSES for theMAJOR/ASSOCIATED COURSES for theHONOR HEALTH PHYSICS and PRE-HONOR HEALTH PHYSICS and PRE-

MEDICA PHYSICS OPTIONSMEDICA PHYSICS OPTIONS

http://physics.tsu.edu/Academics/BSHealth.php

http://physics.tsu.edu/Academics/BSRadiation.php