141.A40 Application of ionizing radiation in medicine
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2020S, VO, 2.0h, 3.0EC, to be held in blocked form

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VO Lecture
  • Format: Online

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

  • discuss and interprete basic principl of  medical physics, as activity, dose, equivalent dose, ... and explain their use by examples
  • identify dosimetric questions in medical use and find solutions to be discussed
  • list typical features and machines to be used in disgnostics, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy
  • optionally find motivation for ongoing projets (project work, master thesis, thesis, ...)

Subject of course

after positive examination students are able to:

  • give an overview of the historic introduction
  • list types and properties of ionizing radiation
  • name and interprete interaction with matter
  • explain and compare differnt types of detectors
  • be familiar with dosimetry and radiological units
  • name and interprete concepts and methods of diagnostic radiography, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy
  • talk about advanced techniques (proton- and ion-therapy).

Teaching methods

lechture (distance learning )

Mode of examination

Oral

Additional information

As a student of this cours you will find the *.pdf in TISS and TUWEL. The presentation is available via Zoom for 60 days.

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Mon09:00 - 10:3009.03.2020Seminarraum AI Vorlesungszeiten inkl. Vorbesprechung
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

oral exam (in SS 2021 online)

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
01.02.2020 00:00 11.07.2020 23:59

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 453 Biomedical Engineering Mandatory elective
066 461 Technical Physics Mandatory elective

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Previous knowledge

basics in radiation physics

Accompanying courses

Continuative courses

Language

German