Medical Physics detailed syllabus for Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Biomedical students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biomedical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Biomedical 5th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Biomedical Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of medical physics is as follows.
Course Objective:
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Unit I
Non Ionizing Radiation and its Medical Application
Overview of non-ionizing radiation effects-Low Frequency Effects- Higher frequency effects. Thermography – Application. Ultrasound Transducer – Interaction of Ultrasound with matter; Cavitations, Conditions for reflection, Transmission-Scanning systems – Artefacts- Ultrasound-Doppler-Double Doppler shift Clinical Applications.
Unit II
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Unit III
Interaction of Radiation With Matter
Interaction of charged particles with matter -Specific ionization, Linear energy transfer range, Bremsstrahlung, Annihilation, Interaction of X and Gamma radiation with matter- Photoelectric effect, Compton Scattering , Pair production, Attenuation of Gamma Radiation ,Interaction of neutron with matter and their clinical significance.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Basic Radiation Quantities
Introduction -exposure- Inverse square law-KERMA-Kerma and absorbed dose -stopping power -relationship between the dosimetric quantities – Bremsstrahlung radiation, Bragg”s curve- concept of LD 50- Stochastic and Non-stochastic effects, Different radiation Unit, Roentgen, gray, Sievert.
Course Outcome:
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Text Books:
- JohnR Cameron, James G Skofronick, “Medical Physics”,John-Wiley&Sons,1978.
- W.J.Meredith andJ.B. Massey, “Fundamental Physics of Radiology” Varghese Publishing house.1992.
References:
- P.Uma Devi, A.Nagarathnam, BS Satish Rao, “Introduction to Radiation Biology”, B.I Chur Chill Livingstone Pvt. Ltd, 2000.
- S.Webb, “The Physics of Medical Imaging”, Taylor and Francis, 1988.
- J.P.Woodcock, Ultrasonic, “Medical Physics Handbook series 1”,Adam Hilger, Bristol, 2002.
- Hylton B.Meire and Pat Farrant, “Basic Ultrasound”, John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Biomedical Engineering 5th Sem, visit Biomedical 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.
For all Biomedical Engineering results, visit Anna University Biomedical all semester results direct link.