3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4016270FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Position of the course
The student will get knowledge and insight into the physical principles in medical
imaging. Special attention is given to quality assurance and performance
measurements of the various imaging techniques and dose calibrators.
Thereby this course is an addition to the courses of biomedical signals and images and
medical physics where the instrumentation and the effects of ionizing radiation are
respectively discussed.
The purpose is to prepare the student for a responsible function in biomedical imaging.
In this way the student can make well-considered judegements about the state of
biomedical imaging equipment. The student can also critically evaluate new
instrumentation trends.
Contents
• Radiation detection
• Radiation spectroscopy
• Image quality: aspects of image quality
• Nuclear medicine:
• Introductio
• Use and QC of dose calibratorsIntroduction
• SPECT: principles and image quality
• PET: principles and image quality
• X-ray imaging:
• Introduction
• Conventional and digital radiography
• Conventional and digital mammography
• Fluoroscopy
• CT
• Medical grade display systems
• Imaging techniques: integration
For more information, please look at the course specification on the following link:
http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025490.pdf
1. To understand the job content and responsibilities of a medical physicist in a nuclear medicine or radiology department.
2. Being able to make well-considered judegements about the state of biomedical imaging equipment.
3. Being able to critically evaluate new instrumentation trends in medical imaging.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Radiation Physics
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Sensors and Medical Devices
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Neuro-Engineering
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW)