New Technologies in Biomedicine Course code: I60039 | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information

Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies

Year of Study:

Semester: 8

Requirements:

Goal: Introducing students to new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in medicine, as well as general principles of dosimetry and radiation protection, quality assurance and regulations in this area.

Outcome: Students should be able to solve problems in the field of imaging, radiology, technical service and support, quality management, device performance testing, application development. Students should be able to assist in the planning and implementation of radiotherapy, as well as the design and implementation of the project, individually or in a team.

Contents of the course

Theoretical instruction:

Nuclear magnetic resonance (principle and application)
Radioactivity. Interaction of (non) ionizing radiation with (living) material, Biological effects of radiation. Radiation detection, Personal monitoring devices
Dosimetry, basic dosimetric quantities
Radiological diagnostics (X-ray, CT)
Nuclear medicine (Gamma camera, Gamma knife, SPECT, PET)
Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy planning, Classification of target organs, Quality assurance. Ionizing radiation protection in medical and other applications
Regulations in the field of ionizing radiation protection
Nanotechnology in medicine

Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):

Textbooks and References

Arthur B. Ritter, Stanley Reisman, Bozena B. Michiak, Biomedical Engineering Principles, CRC -Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2005
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Medical Instrumentation. Application and Design, John G Webster, editor , Wiley

Number of active classes (weekly)

Lectures: 4

Practical classes: 3

Other types of classes: 0

Grading (maximum number of points: 100)

Pre-exam obligations

Points

activities during lectures

activities on practial excersises

seminary work

colloquium

Final exam

Points

Written exam

Oral exam