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 4111 MEDICAL PHYSICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Biomedical Equipment Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA BILAL ÖNDER

Offered to

Biomedical Equipment Technology
Biomedical Equipment Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend the physical foundations of current medical devices and methods in the health sector.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to measure and convert between units
2   To be able to solve problems using mechanical (Speed, acceleration, etc.) force, moment, Newton's Laws of Motion
3   To be able to give examples of applications of electromagnetic radiation types in the field of biomedicine.
4   To be able to use the laws of optics to explain the subjects related to the field.
5   To be able to use acoustic, biological hearing and sound knowledge to explain the subjects related to the field.
6   To be able to explain the physical principles and laws that form the basis of radiological imaging methods.
7   To be able to explain the usage areas of radioactivity.
8   To be able to explain biomechanical applications with physics knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Measurement, units, conversion between units
2 Kinematics
3 Dynamics
4 Work, power, energy
5 Biomechanical applications
6 Electric force
7 Electric field and potential
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Magnetism
10 Electromagnetic Waves
11 Optical and biological vision
12 Acoustics, biological hearing and sound
13 Laser
14 Nuclear physics
15 Radiation and its effects on human health

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Biyomedikal Fizik, Barış Yayınları, Gürbüz Çelebi, 2008.
2. Tıbbi Fizik, Ferit Phlivan, Pelikan Yayıncılık, 2016.
3. Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik, R.A. Serway, Cilt I-II_III. Çeviri Editörü: Prof. Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011.
4. Nükleer Fizik I-II, B. Şarer, Palme Yayıncılık, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Question and 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

8 learning outcomes will be measured with midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be concluded with a disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Esra BILAL ÖNDER
phone: 02323012579
eposta: esra.bilal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511
LO.61
LO.7111
LO.811

CONTACT INFORMATION
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