Location | Term | Level | Credits (ECTS) | Current Convenor | 2018-19 |
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Canterbury | Spring View Timetable |
5 | 15 (7.5) | PROF A Podoleanu |
Pre-requisites
PH301, PH504
Restrictions
None
2018-19
Overview
The aim of the module in Medical Physics is to provide a primer into this important physics specialisation. The range of subjects covered is intended to give a balanced introduction to Medical Physics, with emphasis on the core principles of medical imaging, radiation therapy and radiation safety. A small number of lectures is also allocated to the growing field of optical techniques. The module involves several contributions from the Department of Medical Physics at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital.SYLLABUS:
Radiation protection (radiology, generic); Radiation hazards and dosimetry, radiation protection science and standards, doses and risks in radiology; Radiology; (Fundamental radiological science, general radiology, fluoroscopy and special procedures); Mammography (Imaging techniques and applications to health screening); Computed Tomography (Principles, system design and physical assessment); Diagnostic ultrasound (Pulse echo principles, ultrasound imaging, Doppler techniques); Tissue optics (Absorption, scattering of light in the tissue); The eye (The eye as an optical instrument); Confocal Microscopy (Principles and resolutions); Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and applications; Nuclear Medicine (Radionuclide production, radiochemistry, imaging techniques, radiation detectors); In vitro techniques (Radiation counting techniques and applications); Positron Emission Tomography (Principles, imaging and clinical applications); Radiation therapies (Fundamentals of beam therapy, brachytherapy, and 131I thyroid therapy); Radiation Protection (unsealed sources); Dose from in-vivo radionuclides, contamination, safety considerations.
Details
This module appears in:
Contact hours
Lectures (30 hours); workshop sessions (3 hours).
This module is expected to occupy 150 total study hours, including the contact hours above.
Availability
This is not available as a wild module.
Method of assessment
Written (unseen) examination - 2 hours: 70%; Class tests: 30%.
Indicative reading
Physics for medical imaging, R.F. Farr and P.J. Allisy-Roberts; with contributions from J. Weir, London: Saunders, 1998 (repr. 2006), ID: 705044; R 895;
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of physical laws and principles, and their applications in medical physics.
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