2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Clinical Track

Those students interested in the Radiation Biology clinical track will require approval from the Faculty Advisory Committee (consisting of clinical staff and Suffolk faculty). For these students additional courses and training will be required at the clinical sites. Students selected for the clinical track must have and maintain a minimum 2.8 grade point average. The department reserves the right to require the withdrawal of a student from the clinical track if, in its estimation, the probability of the student’s success is doubtful. Factors such as academic performance, interest, effort and suitability for the field will enter the judgment. Students who defer commencement into the clinical track, for any reason, will forfeit their space in the program and will be required to reapply for the following year. A student may be dismissed from the clinical track if he/she should achieve a final grade lower than “B-” in any of the following core courses:

MS 101 Principles of Cancer Management
MS 299 Introduction to Clinical Radiation
MS 315 and 317 Radiation Physics I and II
MS 415 Clinical Dosimetry
MS 416 Radiation Biology
MS 420 Radiation Oncology and Pathology
AND/OR
Any Clinical Radiation Course (MS 301, MS 302, MS 303)

If admitted into the clinical track, part-time and full-time students must complete core clinical requirements within three years of being admitted. Clinical radiation therapy graduates may seek employment right after graduation and will also be eligible to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Registry Exam.