Science - Medical-Physics

Chairperson Professor: Ghassan Younes

Professors: Prof. Mahmoud El Korek

Associate Professors: Dr. Salem Marhaba

Assistant Professors: Dr. Khouloud Habanjar, Dr. Wassila El Kanawati

Part-Time:

Professor: Prof. Omar El Samad

Associate Professors: Dr. Hanna El Balaa

Assistant Professors: Dr. Ali Kaafarani, Dr. Zouheir Bitar, Dr. Zainab EL Khansa

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

Aims of the Program 

1. Ensure that the students have a deep knowledge 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 and essential attitudes for social and personal development.
3. Provide a trained workforce.
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 healthcare professionals/practitioners, researchers, and 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 treatment.
7. Perform the clinical support procedures required of a medical physicist professionally and ethically.
8. Design, research, synthesize essential information, and apply expert judgment in completing independent projects and thesis in medical radiation physics.

The student will be awarded a Master of Science degree in Medical Physics if he/she 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 a Master of Science in Medical Physics can pursue a doctoral degree or 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

Elective Course (EC): 

Mandatory Course (MC): 

Non-Thesis Track (NT): 

Thesis Track (TT):