PHY100 Medical Radiation Physics (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Medical Radiation Science (MEDRA)
Duration: Two sessions
Abstract:
This full year subject provides essential physics within the context of Medical Radiation Science. It provides a basic knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics from important physical laws and concepts relevant to medical imaging and nuclear medicine.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Port Macquarie |
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Internal | Port Macquarie |
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHY100
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of forces, matter, energy, physical quantities and SI units
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of internal energy, temperature, heat and mechanisms of heat transfer
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of electirc charge, electric forces and fields, electric potential and capacitance
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of DC and AC electricity
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of magnetism and electromagnetism
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of atomic physics
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of semiconductors and solid state devices
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of light and electromagnetic radiation
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of X-ray and gamma ray interaction with matter and tissue
- Be able to solve problems of a conceptual and quantitative nature in the above areas of medical radiation physics
- Be able to conduct relevant experiments and write scientific experimental reports, relating relevant physical theory to the observed phenomena; then draw relevant conclusions and deductions from the observed results, using the experimental errors present.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Session 1
- General Physics
- Internal Energy, Temperature, Heat.
- Electrostatics, Electric Charge and Potential
- Conduction and Storage of Charge
- Electricity
- Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Alternating current
- Review
- Session 2
- Atomic Structure
- Solid State Devices
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Light
- X-rays
- X-rays and gamma ray interaction with matter
- X-rays and gamma ray interaction with tissue
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.