Entry requirements

Basic knowledge in Physics, sufficient to attend a C-level course.

Learning outcomes

The course should provide the students knowledge in physical methods with medical-technical applications. The course includes radionuclidic methods of measurement, nuclear magnetic resonance-based methods of measurement, electric methods of measurement of medical interest, different tomographic methods, knowledge of radiation detectors and principles of ultrasonography. Since many of the methods that are gone through are based on ionising radiation, knowledge of the biological effects of the radiation and risks is included. The aim is to give basic knowledge in the medical-technical field for students with interest in work within medical-technical industry and in the medical-technical sections in hospitals.

Content

Accelerator technology for tumour treatment. Electric methods of measurement with specific medical-technical interest, for example ECG. Nuclear magnetic resonance-based methods of measurement as MRI. Radionuclidic methods of measurement. Tomographic methods as PET, SPECT and X-ray-based tomography, CT. Ultrasounds. The biological impact of non-ionising radiation. The chemical and biological impact of ionising radiation. Dosimetric calculations. Risk estimations. Radiation-based sterilisation and technical using radiation.

Instruction

Lectures, teaching sessions, seminars and demonstrations.

Assessment

Examination at the end of the course. For approval, passed seminars are also required.