462phys Techniques in Health Physics (2+0) credit hours

 Phys 462 Course Code  Medical Physics Course Name  2 Credit Hours  8 th Level  481 فيز Phys 481 Pre-requisites Phys 460 Co-requisites  2 (2 +0 + 0) 2 (2 + 0 + 0) Credit Distribution
Course Description: - Introduction to Medical Physics, Electromagnetic Spectrum and Radiation, Basic Interactions of ionizing and non-Ionizing Radiation with biological matter. -Radiological Imaging: Introduction to Imaging, Conventional X-ray imaging, Computed Tomography, Diagnostic Ultrasound. -Radiation Therapy: Introduction to Radiotherapy Physics, Linear Accelerators, Introduction to External Beam Treatment Planning, Brachytherapy, Machine calibration and quality assurance. -Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Introduction, Basic NMR Physics, MR Imaging Principles, Applications. - Nuclear Medicine: Introduction, Isotopes, PET scan 

ة: Textbooks: 1- Medical Imaging Physics, by W.R. Hendee and E.R. Ritenour, 4th ed. Wiley-Liss. 2- Physics of Radiology, by A.B. Wolbarst 3- The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, by J.T. Bushberg, et al.

............ Measurement of ionization as applied to dosimetry, ionization methods of mixed radiation dosimetry, measurement absorbed dose, cavity-chamber theory, special methods in radiation dosimetry, Physics of diagnostic radiology, X-ray generating apparatus, the radiological image, the image receptor, X-ray flouroscopy, subtraction technique, topography radionuclide imaging, the Gamma-Camera, Scanning Cameras, ECAT, Computed tomography, principles of diagnostic ultrasound, basic principles of NMR and their application to imaging.  Radiation protection guides