EP465 Radiation & Medical physics (20 Lectures)

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Syllabus

• Nuclear Physics and Applications: 
      Review of basic nuclear physics (decay modes, half life, chart of nuclides etc.),
      Alpha particles - properties and applications,
      Beta particles - properties and applications,
      Gamma particles - properties and applications,
      Level sensing, industrial radiography, product sterilisation;
• Nuclear medicine imaging: 
      Properties of useful radioisotopes
      Radioisotope generators
      Rectilinear scanners
      Gamma cameras, SPECT and PET
• Analytic Description of Image Quality: Image Analysis 
      Image types and linear transforms
      Frequency analysis
      PSF/LSF/ESF/MTF/SNR/NPS/DQE
      Fourier Filtering
• X-rays: 
      Production (x-ray tubes) and properties, x-ray spectra
      Interactions with tissue, image formation
      Image properties (contrast, noise etc)
      Image receptors (film, screens, grids)
      Fluoroscopy (image intensifiers, TV cameras)
      Digital radiography (photostimulable system etc)
• Computerised Tomography (CT): 
      Principles of sectional scanning, formation of CT image
      Image reconstruction methods, artefacts
      Machine developments (generations)
• Radiotherapy:
      Overview of radiotherapy
      Radiation dosimetry
      Cancer treatment modalities
      New developments
• Radiation Safety: 
      Units of radiation dose and legal limits
      Calculation of radiation dose from internal and exterior radiation
      Shielding calculations
• Radiation in the environment

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