6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1022200BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Medical Imaging and Physical Sciences
Educational team
Nico Buls (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
36 contact hours Lecture
36 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The aim of this course is to acquire knowledge and insight of the physical principles and laws that form the basis for medical applications in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. Special attention is paid to radiation dosimetry and radiation protection. The following topics are covered.

  • Sources of ionizing radiation for medical use in diagnostic imaging and therapy
  • Interaction of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation with matter and biological tissue
  • Detection and measurement of ionizing radiation
  • Basic concepts of radiation dosimetry
  • Physical aspects of X‐ray imaging (projection imaging, CT)
  • Physical aspects of radiotherapy and radionuclide therapy
  • Radiation protection and legal framework
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Ultrasound
Additional info

PowerPoint slides discussed during the lectures. Exercices and cases available in Canvas. 

Handbook (Recommended) : The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, J.T. Bushberg, J.A. Seibert, E.M. Leidholdt, J.M. Boone, 3rd edition, Lippincott, 9781451118100, 2012

Handbook(Recommended) : Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, R.K.Hobbie, 5de, Springer, 9783319307688, 2015

Handbook (Recommended) : The Basics of MRI (2017) Joseph P. Hornak, Ph.D. cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/ 

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes

1. Understand how ionizing and non‐ionizing radiation interacts with matter

2. Understand physical concepts used in medicine for imaging and therapy

3. To be able to apply the principles of radiation dosimetry in various clinical disciplines

Grading

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:

  • Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

NA

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor ingenieurwetenschappen
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master Bio-ingenieur
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master fysica & sterrenkunde
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Master industriële wetenschappen
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Master industr wet: biochemie
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master IngWet: architectuur