COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BMT 4103 MEDICAL PHYSICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Biomedical Equipment Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA BILAL ÖNDER

Offered to

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to give the physical basics and principles of the medical devices available in the health sector.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to give the examples of the usage area of electromagnetic radiation in biomedical technology.
2   to be able to explain the physical principles and laws which form the basis of radiological imaging.
3   to be able to explain the related events in biomedical area by using the knowledge about optics.
4   to be able to explain the related events in biomedical area by using the knowledge about sound.
5   to be able to explain the related events in biomedical area by using the knowledge about radioactivity.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Electrical properties of matter
2 Coulomb's Law
3 Electric field
4 Electric potential
5 Magnetic field
6 Electromagnetic spectrum (Radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays)
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Nature of light and laws of geometric optics
10 Diffraction and interference
11 Sound waves
12 Structure and basic features of nucleus
13 Radioactivity
14 Radiation and human health

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 1, Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett.
2. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2, Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett
3. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 3, Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett
Supplementary Book(s):
1. The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, TJerrold T. Bushberg, J. Anthony Seibert, Edwin M. Leidholdt Jr. and John M. Boone.
2. The Physics of Radiation Therapy, Faiz M. Khan.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Question answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The five learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0 232 39012579
Email: esra.bilal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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