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BP5011: RADIATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING (2018-2019)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2019 12:35


Course Overview

Ionizing radiation is at the heart of medical imaging modalities such as diagnostic x-rays, CT, Nuclear Medicine and PET. This course will cover the underlying physics of ionizing radiation and explore the interactions of radiation with tissues and detectors.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Foresterhill Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Andy Welch

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Aims:

  • To give instruction in the basic physics of ionising and non-ionising radiation as used in medicine.
  • To give an overview of the range of applications of radiation in the modern medical environment.

Radiation Physics 

Atomic and nuclear structure. Radioactivity. Interaction of photons and particles with matter. Units of radiation dose and exposure. Measurement of radiation dose. Bragg-Gray theory. Gas detectors. Scintillation detectors, solid and liquid types. Semiconductor detectors. Neutron detectors.

Maths for Imaging 

Including differential calculus, indices, exponentials and logarithms

Radiation Protection

Radiation hazards and methods of control. Design of radioactive laboratories. Epidemiological data and biological effects. International Guidance, UK legislation: IRR99, IR(ME)R 2000, RSA 93, EPR 2010 and ARSAC. Personnel dosimetry.


Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

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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

Written Examination (66%); Practical (17%); Single Best Answer (17%); Quiz (0%).

Resit: written exam.

Formative Assessment

Online quizes in radiation physics and maths for imaging.

Feedback

Under normal circumstances all coursework is marked and returned to the students (with feedback) within two weeks of submission.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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