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PHY503 Medical Imaging Physics (8)
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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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Clinical Sciences |
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Enrolment restrictions| The completion of a BSc/BAppSc/BSecEd degree or equivalent. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon 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. |
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SyllabusThe 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
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Residential School| This subject contains a optional 0 day residential school.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
