Medical Physics

Course Code:

PHYS 409

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Laboratuvar Saati:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

8

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to improve the knowledge of the students in medical physics and its applications in medicine.

Course Content:

SI units, electromagnetic waves, radiation pressure and poynting vector, radioactivity, radiation types, photons interaction with matter, attenuation coefficients, electrons interation with matter, activity and dose, radiation detection and detectors, radionuclide protection and radiopharmaceuticals, radiobiology, radiation dosimetry, radiation protection, applications in radiology, treatment in nuclear medicine, treatment in radiotheraphy are explained.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Final

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Knows the fundamental SI units.	1,2,3	A,B
2) Knows basics of electromagnetic spectrum and energy transfered	1,2,3	A,B
3) Analyse radiation and its types and knows the interaction of radiation with matter	1,2,3	A,B
4) Has information in radiation dose units	1,2,3	A,B
5) Knows how to detect radiation	1,2,3	A,B
6) Has idea about radiation protection	1,2,3	A,B
7) Has information in radiation used in medicine	1,2,3	A,B

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	SI UNITS, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES	Lecture notes
2	RADIATION PRESSURE AND POYNTING VECTOR	Lecture notes
3	RADIOACTIVITY	Lecture notes
4	RADIATION TYPES	Lecture notes
5	PHOTONS INTERACTION WITH MATTER	Lecture notes
6	ATTENUATION	Lecture notes
	Midterm I
7	ELECTRONS INTERATION WITH MATTER	Lecture notes
8	ACTIVITY AND DOSE	Lecture notes
9	RADIATION DETECTION AND DETECTORS,	Lecture notes
10	RADIOBIOLOGY, RADIATION DOSIMETRY	Lecture notes
11	RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, RADIONUCLIDE PROTECTION	Lecture notes
	Midterm II
12	APPLICATIONS IN RADIOLOGY	Lecture notes
13	DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE	Lecture notes
14	TREATMENT IN RADIOTHERAPHY	Lecture notes

Recommended Sources

Textbook

NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICS IAEA, 2014 (Open Source)

Additional Resources

THE ESSENTIALS OF MEDICAL IMAGING, 2ND EDITION, BUSHBERG J. T., SEIBERT J. A., LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINSON, 2002

INTERMEDIATE PHYSICS FOR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 4TH EDITION, RUSSEL K. HOBBIE, BRADLEY J. ROTH, SPRINGER,2007.

Material Sharing

Documents	Lecture Notes
Assignments
Exams	2 midterms, 1 final and 1 project

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	2	20
Project	1	20
Final	1	60
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	gains the ability to apply the knowledge in physics and mathematics					X
2	gains the ability to construct an experimental setup, perform the experiment, analyze and interpret the results				X
3	is supposed to have the education required for the measurements in scientific and technological areas				X
4	is able to work in an interdisciplinary team			X
5	is able to identify, formulate and solve physics problems					X
6	is conscious for the professional and ethical responsibility			X
7	is able to communicate actively and effectively			X
8	is supposed to have the required education for the industrial applications and the social contributions of physics	X
9	is conscious about the necessity of lifelong education and can implement it			X
10	is supposed to be aware of the current investigations and developments in the field			X
11	makes use of the techniques and the modern equipment required for physical applications			X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	10	140
Mid-terms	2	2	4
Project and presentation	1	15	15
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			204
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			8.16
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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