PHY503 Medical Imaging Physics (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Medical Radiation Science (MEDRA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject provides high-school science teachers and others, an introduction to the physics and basic instrumentation of the modern medical imaging technologies of ultrasound, x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine. The subject brings to life basic physics principles through their relevance and practical application to modern medical diagnosis.
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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: PHY503
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
The completion of a BSc/BAppSc/BSecEd degree or equivalent.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
understand the basic physics and instrumentation of diagnostic ultrasound, x-rays and computerised tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine;
be competent in logically solving problems in all topics using basic mathematical methods;
have an appreciation for the sorts of laboratory experiments that could potentially be performed by, or demonstrated to high school students in the lab or class room; and
be capable of launching into further independent study in the physics and instrumentation of one or more of the above medical imaging modalities.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
The syllabus will cover the following topics: Diagnostic Ultrasound physics and instrumentation - basic ultrasound physics - A- and M- mode scanning - realtime B –mode scanning - Doppler ultrasound X-rays and CT physics and instrumentation - Review of applicable physics and mathematics - Measurement and Detection of Ionizing Radiation - The Generation and Behaviour of X radiation - The Imaging Process and Radiation Detection - Dosimetry of X radiation - X radiation and Therapy Magnetic Resonance Imaging physics and instrumentation - Physics of MRI - MRI pulse sequences - spin echo and an introduction to other sequences - spatial localisation - MR contrast weightings - factors affecting image quality - MRI instrumentation - MR safety - Nuclear Medicine physics and instrumentation - Structure of the atomic nucleus - Isotopes and nuclides - Radioactivity and decay - Half life - Medical uses of radioactivity - The gamma camera - Positron emission tomography - Radiation safety
Residential School
This subject contains a optional 0 day residential school.
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.