Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code205BB
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| FISICA MEDICA | FIS/07 | LEZIONI | 54 | |
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Knowledge
The student who succesfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the physics principles and techniques of medical imaging and radiotherapy. In particular the student will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge in the field of radioactive decay, X-ray radiology, nuclear medicine imaging, image reconstructing techniques and X-radiotherapy.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral the student will be assessed on the competence of the basic physics phenomena that are at the basis of nuclear imaging, of the physical properties of the detectors that are necessary with ionizing radiation and of the technology as used in medical imaging/radiotherapy
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
The course provides basic notions of the nuclear physics for the study of radioactive decays (beta, alfa and gamma) and of the radioactive family decay, i.e., secular equilibrium. The course will then illustrate the physics and the techniques that are the basis for the many techniques in medical imaging, such as Single Photon Emission Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, X-ray Radiology, X-ray Computed Tomography. This part also includes a thourough discussion of the image reconstruction algorithm techniques, both analytical and statistical. The final part of the course is dedicated to the standard and advanced X-Radiotherapy techology.
Bibliography
Course notes
Recommended reading includes:
- Nuclear Physics, E.Fermi
- Ionizing Radiation detectors for Medical imaging, A. del Guerra Ed., World Scientific
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