Radiation Biology and Physics

On this page are lectures by experts in Radiation and Cancer Biology and Physics to help residents learn these critical subjects and pass the qualifying examinations for board certification. Stay tuned as we develop this series!

Radiobiology Lectures

2020 Review Videos

Cancer Biology by Pippa Cosper, MD, PhD
History of Time-Dose Relationships by Elaine Zeman, PhD

Chicago Radiobiology Course by Gayle Woloschak, PhD (2020-2021)

Lecture Number	Lecture Subject	Year
Lecture 1	The Physics and Chemistry of Radiation Absorption	2020-2021
Lecture 2	DNA Strand Breaks and Chromosomal Aberrations	2020-2021
Lecture 3	Cell Survival Curves	2020-2021
Lecture 4	Radiosensitivity and Cell Age in the Mitotic Cycle	2020-2021
Lecture 5	Repair of Radiation Damage and the Dose-Rate Effect	2020-2021
Lecture 6	The Oxygen Effect and Reoxygenation	2020-2021
Lecture 7	LET and RBE	2019-2020
Lecture 8 (Part 1)	Acute Effects of Total Body Radiation	2020-2021
Lecture 8 (Part 2)	Radiologic Terrorism	2020-2021
Lecture 9	Radioprotectors	2020-2021
Lecture 10	Radiation Carcinogenesis	2020-2021
Lecture 11	Hereditary Effects of Radiation	2020-2021
Lecture 12	Effects of Radiation on Embryo and Fetus	2020-2021
Lecture 13	Radiation Cataractogenesis	2020-2021
Lecture 14	Doses and Risks in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	2020-2021
Lecture 15	Radiation Protection	2020-2021
Lecture 16	Cancer Biology	2020-2021
Lecture 17	Dose-Response Relationships for Normal Tissues	2020-2021
Lecture 18	Clinical Response of Normal Tissues	2020-2021
Lecture 19	Model Tumor Systems	2020-2021
Lecture 20	Cell, Tissue, and Tumor Kinetics	2020-2021
Lecture 21	Time, Dose, and Fractionation in Radiotherapy	2020-2021
Lecture 22	Alternative Treatment Modalities	2020-2021
Lecture 23	Radiosensitizers and Bioreductive Drugs	2020-2021
Lecture 24	Gene Therapy	2020-2021
Lecture 25	Chemotherapy and Radiation	2020-2021
Additional Topic 1	Radiation Sensitivity Syndromes and Molecular DNA Repair	2020-2021
Additional Topic 2	Hyperthermia	2020-2021
Additional Topic 3	Molecular Imaging	2020-2021
Additional Topic 4	Predictive Assays	2020-2021

High-Yield Radiobiology Board Review by Gayle Woloschak, PhD

2019 - Radiaion and Cancer Biology: A High Yield Review
2020 - High-yield radiobiology lecture by Gayle Woloschak, PhD

Radiobiology Review Course by William McBride, PhD, DSc.

The following lecture series from 2006 was provided courtesy of Wlliam McBride, PhD, DSc. The lectures cover core topics in radiobiology thatare fundamental to radiotherapeutic management of cancer.

Interaction of Radiation With Biological Matter