Goal
The goal of this track is to prepare students for careers as independent investigators in all fields concerned with the biological effects of radiation.  This includes radiobiological careers as Ph.D. researchers in university departments, in clinical radiation oncology practices, in biotechnology industries, and with private and governmental bodies concerned with environmental issues.  This includes research into the areas of:

• Normal tissue responses to radiation
• Tumor biology with special reference to metastasis
• High resolution image analysis techniques for the detection of tumors and radiation responses
• Molecular and cellular responses to radiation and their role in tissue responses
• Radiation- and hypoxia-induced promoters and gene expression
• Gene therapy
• Biomathematical modeling of radiation responses and tumor behavior