ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO MEDICINE
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 2° Year - Curriculum PHYSICS APPLIED TO CULTURAL HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINE
Teaching Staff: Giorgio RUSSO
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: FIS/07 - Applied physics
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: FIS/07 - Applied physics
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Learning Objectives
The course has the following learning objectives:
provide students with the knowledge:
- the current legislation in terms of the use of ionizing radiation;
- the biological effects of radiation, illustrating the basic principles of radiobiology;
- physical and technological principles of diagnostic imaging equipment;
- of the main methods for the verification of the quality of tomographic images;
- of the physical and technological principles of the most innovative techniques of radiation therapy with external beams;
- dosimeters of the main methods for the characterization of a radiation beam.
Course Structure
Frontal Lessons and some guided visit in clinical departments
Detailed Course Content
- Biological Effects of Radiation
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Processing of Medical Images
- Radiotherapy
- Radioprotection
- European Legislation on Radioprotection
Textbook Information
The papers and book are available at DropBox folder "Advanced Techniques of Physics applied to Medicine" / Documentation. The docs are update on the last lesson arguments.