COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS OF RADIOLOGY - II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 5056 PHYSICS OF RADIOLOGY - II COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

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

Aims of the course are to describe diagnostic imaging instruments, to perform acceptance tests, quality control, and calibration and to evaluate image quality. However, the other aim of this course is also to teach dose assessment on the imaging instruments and radiation safety.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe Computed Tomography (CT) and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of CT.
2   Able to describe Fluoroscopy and C-armed equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of them
3   Able to describe Mammography and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it
4   Able to describe Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it
5   Able to describe Ultrasonography and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it
6   Able to describe DEXA equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it
7   Being able to provide radiation protection and radiation safety of these equipment
8   Able to evaluate the relationship between image quality and dose in these equipment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Computed Tomography Equipment and generations
2 CT image acquisition and image quality assessment
3 CT artefacts, the relationship between dose and image quality
4 Acceptance testing and quality control studies on CT
5 Fluoroscopic systems, C armed equipment Digital Subtraction Angio (DSA) Systems
6 Parameters Affecting Image Quality and Dose in Fluoroscopy Acceptance testing and quality control studies on C-arm systems
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Conventional and Digital Mammography Systems
9 The parameters affecting image quality in mammography and methods of dose measurement
10 Acceptance testing and quality control studies on Mammography
11 Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment and theory
12 Relaxation Times (T1 and T2), Obtaining MR image, MR sequences. DEXA systems and applications
13 Ultrasound(US) systems, and technical specifications
14 Practices on Ultrasound

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Sprawls, Jr. P. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging Wisconsin.
Bushong, S.C., Radiologic Science for Technologist Texas.
Gray, J.E., Winkler N.T., Stears J. And Frank E.D. Quality Control ın Diagnostic Imaging Maryland.
Hendee WR, Ritenour ER., Medical Imaging Physics USA.
Supplementary Book(s):
Bor D. Diagnostik Radyoloji Fiziği , Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-answer
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons.
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary procedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.yurt@deu.edu.tr
4124732

Office Hours

Friday, 9-10 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice 14 2 28
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Preparing Homework 1 10 10
Preparing Presentations 1 8 8
Mid-term 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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