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BP5507: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING (2015-2016)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2019 12:35


Course Overview

  • Aim.  Provide a computing skills toolbox for medical physicists. 
  • Career benefit.  The use of computers is now so all-pervasive in medical physics that any student choosing to extend their computing knowledge should find it of benefit.
  • Range of topics.  Including scientific computing, networking, administration, security, web, distributed computing.

  • Practical application. The material is delivered in a variety of ways.  Hands-on practical work is included, so that on completion of the course, students should have confidence in the practical application of the skills thus acquired.  Individual research tasks enhance students’ literature review and presentation abilities.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Alastair Allen

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either MSc Medical Physics (Studied) or MSc Medical Imaging (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Provides a technology and computing skills toolbox for use by medical physicists and bioengineers. Topics include tools and methods for data analysis and other scientific applications. Administration of Windows and Linux PCs in small networks. Computer Security: firewalls, viruses, cryptography, authentication. Networking technology, standards, and practical configuration. Wireless networking. Medical informatics communications standards (including DICOM). PACS. Distributed computing, PC clusters. Web authoring and development for scientific use, SML. Current topics and future trends in biomedical computing, such as Virtual Reality, wearable sensors, telemedicine and the developing world, web services.

Further Information & Notes

Restricted to students taking one of the four BMP PgT programmes.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1 one-hour written examination (66.67%); continuous assessment (33.33%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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