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This course provides an introduction to basic principles and emerging techniques in surgery, interventional radiology, and radiation therapy for engineering students. Basic principles include introduction to fundamental surgical approaches and tools as well as sub-specialties, including neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, ENT surgery, thoracic surgery, and laparoscopic surgery as well as minimally invasive (body and neurovascular) interventional radiology as well as radiotherapy (external beam and brachytherapy). Introduction to cutting edge and emerging technologies include intraoperative imaging (all modalities), surgical navigation, and robotics. Requisite background for engineering students includes analytic geometry, linear algebra, computing (Matlab, Python, or C++), and basic familiarity with the physics of medical imaging. Safety Training: certificate in Bloodborne Pathogens and HIPAA & Research. Recommended course background: 580.472, 601.455