PHYS406-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Medical Imaging

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

Radiographic practice and terminology, image perception, x-ray, fluoroscopy, CT,MRI, ultrasound, digital radiographic image measurement, patient dosimetry, occupational radiation dose factors, quality assurance.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Guest Lecturer

Dr. Darin O'Keeffe (Christchurch Hospital)

Assessment

Clinical project 15%
Mid-term Test                                  10%
NMR/MRI project 7.5%
Image reconstruction project 7.5%
Exam 60%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bushberg, Jerrold T; The essential physics of medical imaging ; 2nd ed; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.

Recommended Reading

Berlex, Schering; MRI Made Easy ;

D.W. McRobbie; MRI from Picture to Proton ; Cambridge University Press, 2003.

W.R. Hendee, E.R. Ritenour; Medical Imaging Physics ; Fourth Edition; Wiley, 2002.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Physics and Astronomy .

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