COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS OF MEDICAL IMAGING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6005 PHYSICS OF MEDICAL IMAGING ELECTIVE 4 2 0 10

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate 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 define dose reduction and radiation safety on the imaging instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe power supply circuits of the equipment which use both diagnostic and therapy
2   Able to describe digital imaging systems
3   Able to describe Computed Tomography (CT)
4   Able to describe image quality of CT.
5   Able to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of CT.
6   Able to determine the dose and dose reduction methods.
7   Able to describe special digital techniques (such as C-armed)
8   Able to describe Ultrasonography
9   Able to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of Ultrasonography
10   Able to describe Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment
11   Able to describe imaging quality and contrast of MRI.
12   Able to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The kind of power supply in the medical imaging equipments
2 Digital Imaging Systems
3 Digital Image Post Processing
4 Computed Tomography Systems and Imega Reconstruction
5 The evaluation of image quality in CT
6 Dose and dose reduction methods
7 Acceptance test and quality control in CT
8 Special Digital Techniques
9 Different application of the special digital techniques
10 Mammography equipment Technologies and image reconstruction, image qulity
11 Ultrasonography equipment nad imaging
12 The affecting parameters to image qulity in US
13 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems
14 Contrast and image quality in MRI Pulse Sequences in MRI

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: 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.
Auxiliary references: Bor D. Diagnostik Radyoloji Fiziği , Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Work on imaging devices
4. Discussion
5. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ODV * 0.50 + DKL * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

2. Final examination will be evaluated by assay or test type examination technique

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 proceedings.
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

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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