Faculty Name: Dr. Kirit Makwana
Course Name: Accelerator Physics and Teletherapy Machines
Course Period: 10 th Feb to 20 th Mar 2026 (Tuesday 12:00 PM to 12:55 PM; Wednesday 12:00 PM to 12:55 PM; Friday: 12:00 Pm to 12:55 PM)
Number of Credits: 1 credit
Course Contents:
Basic physics of particle acceleration, electrostatic and cyclic acceleration, relativistic particle dynamics,
X-ray devices, Van de Graff generators, cyclotrons, betatrons, microtrons, synchrotrons, LINACs, teletherapy devices
and radioactive sources.
What you'll learn:
You will learn the basic principles of accelerating particles via electromagnetic fields, the operating principles of various accelerator machines,
the different particles used and the different energies they are accelerated to, what kind of therapies these machines are used in.
About the Instructor: Dr. Kirit Makwana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics.
He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and specializes in plasma physics, the study of charged particles
and electromagnetic fields that dominate nearly 99% of the visible universe.
B.Sc. level Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Special Relativity, and Calculus.
Assessment may consist of assignments and/or quizzes and/or viva and/or exams.
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Last Date for Registration and Payment: 9th Feb 2026