Course: Biophysics, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

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Course title Biophysics, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Course code FZS/BFRT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Beneš Jiří, prof. MUDr. RNDr. CSc.
  • Lindauer Vojtěch, Ing.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Introduction to radiodiagnostics (historical notes, properties of X-rays, radiological workplace) 2) Principle of X-ray examination (contrast agents, negative effects, diagnosis and treatment of side effects) 3) Structure of matter (nuclear forces, melting of atoms, magnetic properties of nuclei, physical principles of NMR) 4) Molecular biophysics (latent states, transport phenomena) 5) Blood circulation and application of molecular biophysics (application of laws to blood circulation and respiration, sedimentation, rheology, shunts, murmurs) 6) Bioacoustics (physical and physiological acoustics, hearing biophysics, ultrasound excitation and physical properties of ultrasound waves, shock waves) 7) Imaging methods (use of X-rays, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in clinical practice) 8) Safety and health protection (radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, radiation diseases) 9) Electrical manifestations of the organism (membrane potential, action potential, action potentials, basics of electrodiagnostic methods, effects of electric current on the organism, ICU devices) 10) Bioenergetics (heat loss of organism, therapeutic use of heat, temperature measurement and regulation) 11) Care of the patient before and after examination 12) Radiotherapy (dosimetry, radiation sickness, stereotactic radiation) 13) Optics (optics of human eye, biophysics of vision, electromagnetic radiation) 14) Optical instruments in diagnostics and therapy (optical microscope, endoscopy, measurement) Exercises: 1) Principles of X-ray examination 2) Structure of matter and molecular biophysics 3) Blood circulation with application of molecular biophysics and bioacoustics 4) Imaging methods and health and safety 5) Electrical manifestations of organism and bioenergetics 6) Patient care before and after examination and radiotherapy 7) Optics and optical instruments in diagnostics and therapy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course consists of two parts of biophysics and radiology. The first part introduces basic biophysics, use in the field of medical diagnostic and therapeutic methods. The second unit introduces the basics of radiology, X-ray examination, and specialized issues of radiology - radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Didactic test

Classified credit: - 80% participation in exercises, - oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BENEŠ, Jiří, Daniel JIRÁK a František VÍTEK. Základy lékařské fyziky. Praha: Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2645-1.
  • BENEŠ, Jiří, Jaroslava KYMPLOVÁ a František VÍTEK. Základy fyziky pro lékařské a zdravotnické obory: pro studium i praxi. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4712-5.
  • BENEŠ, Jiří. Základy lékařské biofyziky. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-2034-3.
  • KORANDA, Pavel. Nukleární medicína. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014. ISBN 978-80-244-4031-6.
  • ROSINA, Jozef. Biofyzika: pro zdravotnické a biomedicínské obory. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4237-3.
  • SEIDL, Zdeněk. Radiologie pro studium i praxi. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4108-6.
  • VLČEK, Petr. Praktická cvičení z nukleární medicíny. Praha: Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1819-7.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Biomedical Technology (12) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer