COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPLICATIONS OF RADIOLOGY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 5035 APPLICATIONS OF RADIOLOGY I ELECTIVE 0 10 0 6

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL YURT

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

Ability to do acceptance test, quality control, calibration and evaluation of image qualityand to define the clinical applications of imaging devices used for diagnostic purposes.Also to make a dose assessment of imaging devices and to know and apply the measures taken for radiation safety at work areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define ,to make acceptance testing, calibration and quality control tests on conventional and digital radiography.
2   To define ,to make acceptance testing, calibration and quality control tests on Fluoroscopy and C-arm system.
3   To define ,to make acceptance testing, calibration and quality control tests on CT.
4   To provide radiation protection and radiation safety on these devices.
5   To evaulate the relation between image quality and dose on these devices.
6   To evaulate dark room ,to make daily quality control testes and evaulate the results.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Practice on CR and DR.
2 Acceptence tests and quality control tests on radiography devices.
3 Dark room tests Daily dark room and automatic processing machines tests.
4 Acceptence tests and quality control tests on DR.
5 Optimization tests about dose and image quality on DR/CR.
6 Practice on C-arm /floroskopy . Acceptence tests and quality control tests on C-arm systems.
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 Parameters effects on image quality and dose on C-arm /floroskopy systems.( kV,mAs,HVL,KFS,BFS)
9 Optimization tests about dose and image quality on C-arm /floroskopy systems.
10 Practice on BT.
11 Quality control tests and evaluation the results on BT.
12 Image quality and effects on image quality on BT.
13 Parameters that effects dose on BT.
14 Optimization tests about dose and image quality on BT.

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1 Application on Imaging devices to the
2 discussion
3 homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1.Evaluation of results of studies performed in practice; Homework
2.Evaluation of study protocol and device ; Laboratory

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.Required to attend 70% of the courses .
2.Instructor reserves the right to practical tests. These exams will be addedto the final exam grades notes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.yurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 10 140
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25554554544
LO.35554554544
LO.44554545
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