BM2201 - Medical Physics |
UNIT I |
Electromagnetic spectrum and its medical application
Light - Physics of light, Intensity of light, limits of Vision and color vision Sound -
Physics of sound , Normal sound levels – Ultrasound fundamentals- Generation of
ultrasound ( Ultrasound Transducer) – Interaction of Ultrasound with Materials-Reflection
and Refraction – Absorption and Scattering Non- ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation Tissue as a leaky dielectric – Relaxation Processes – Overview of non – ionizing
radiation effects -Low Frequency Effect – Higher frequency effect. |
UNIT II FOURIER TRANSFORMS |
Radioactive Decay – Spontaneous Emission – Isometric Transition - Gamma ray
emission, alpha, beta, positron decay, electron capture Principles of Nuclear Physics – Natural radioactivity, Decay series,Half life period, type of radiation and their
applications. Production of radionuclides – Cyclotron produced Radionuclide -
Reactor produced Radionuclide – fission and electron Capture reaction, Radionuclide
Generator – Milking Process - Linear accelerator , Radionuclide used in Medicine and
technology. |
UNIT IIIINTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER |
Interaction of charged particles with matter – Specific ionization , linear energy Transfer
Range, Bremsstrahlung , Annihilation Interaction of Gamma radiations with matter –
Photoelectric effect, Compton Scattering , pair Production, Attenuation of Gamma
Radiation, Interaction of neuron with matter |
UNIT IVPHYSICS OF CARDIOPULMONARY SYSTEM |
The Airways, - blood and lung interaction – measurement of lung volume – pressure air
flow volume relation ships of lungs – physics of alveoli – the breathing mechanism –
Major components of cardiovascular system – O2 and CO2 exchange in the capillary
system – Physical activity of heart – transmural pressure – Bernolli’s principles applied
to cardiovascular system - Blood flow – laminar and turbulent |
UNIT VRADIATION EFFECTS |
Acute Radiation Effects - The concept of LD 50 – Radiation syndromes- Central
nervous system syndrome - Gastro-intestinal syndrome –Bone Marrow syndrome
Delayed Effects of Radiation - Stochastic and Deterministic effects – Late
Deterministic effect in different organs and tissues. |
Text Book |
1. B.H Brown , PV Law ford, R H Small wood , D R Hose , D C Barber , “Medical Physics
and Biomedical Engineering”, CRC Press, 1999.
2. Gopal B.Saha “Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine” Springer, 3rd ed, 2006 |
References |
1. John R. Cameron and James G. Skofronick, “Medical Physics”, John–Wiley & Sons,
978.
2. RF Farr and PJ Allisy –Roberts, “Physics for Medical Imaging” Saunders, 1997.
3. P.Uma Devi, A. Nagarathnam, B S Satish Rao, “Introduction to Radiation Biology” B.I
.Churchill Livingstone pvt ltd, 2000.
4. S.Webb, “The Physics of Medical Imaging”, Taylor and Francis, 1988. |
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