2007 - 2008 Lectures
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- Week 1 (5 July 2007)
- Weeks 2-3 (12 and 19 July 2007)
- Week 4 (26 July 2007)
- Weeks 5-6 (2 and 9 August 2007)
- Weeks 7-8 (16 and 23 August 2007)
- Week 9 (30 August 2007)
- Week 10 (6 September 2007)
- Weeks 11-12 (13 and 20 September 2007)
- Week 13 (27 September 2007)
- Weeks 14-15 (4 and 11 October 2007)
- Week 15 (11 October 2007)
- Week 16 (18 October 2007)
- Week 17 (25 October 2007)
- Week 18 (1 November 2007)
- Week 19-20 (8 and 15 November 2007)
- Week 22 - 24 (29 November - 13 December 2007)
- Week 25 - 30 (20 December 2007 - 14 February 2008)
- Week 34 (21 February 2008)
- Weeks 35-36 (28 February-6 March 2008)
- Week 37 (13 March 2008)
- Week 38-39 (20-27 March 2008)
- Week 40-41 (3-10 April 2008)
- Week 42, 44 & 46 (17 April, 1 May and 15 May 2008)
- Week 43 (24 April 2008)
- Week 47 - 52 - Transfer to Nuclear Medicine Physics lectures
Textbooks
The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, 2nd edition.
Bushberg, Seibert, Leidholdt and Boone.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.
MRI from Picture to Proton, 2nd edition.
McRobbie, Moore, Graves, Prince.
Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Syllabus
2007-2008 Diagnostic Radiology Imaging Physics Course Syllabus
Lectures
Week 1 (5 July 2007)
Introduction to Medical Imaging, Radiation and the Atom - Bushberg Chapters 1 and 2
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Weeks 2-3 (12 and 19 July 2007)
Interaction of Radiation with Matter - Bushberg Chapter 3
Week 4 (26 July 2007)
Computers in Medical Imaging - Bushberg Chapter 4
Computer Networks, PACS and Teleradiology - Bushberg Chapter 17
Weeks 5-6 (2 and 9 August 2007)
X-ray Production, X-ray Tubes and Generators - Bushberg Chapter 5
Weeks 7-8 (16 and 23 August 2007)
Screen-Film Radiography- Bushberg Chapter 6
Week 9 (30 August 2007)
Image Quality (Part - I) - Bushberg Chapter 10
Week 10 (6 September 2007)
Image Quality (Part - II) - Bushberg Chapter 10
Weeks 11-12 (13 and 20 September 2007)
Digital Radiography - Bushberg Chapter 11
Adjuncts to Radiology - Bushberg Chapter 12
Week 13 (27 September 2007)
Radiation Protection - Bushberg Chapter 23
Weeks 14-15 (4 and 11 October 2007)
Radiation Biology - Bushberg Chapter 25
Week 15 (11 October 2007)
Biological Response to Low Dose X-rays
Week 16 (18 October 2007)
Radiation Dosimetry
Week 17 (25 October 2007)
Fluoroscopy
Week 18 (1 November 2007)
Radiation Safety in Fluoroscopy
Week 19-20 (8 and 15 November 2007)
X-ray and Fluoroscopy Labs
Week 22 - 24 (29 November - 13 December 2007)
Ultrasound
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- Dr. Lalani - Clinical US lecture
Week 25 - 30 (20 December 2007 - 14 February 2008)
Computed Tomography
Week 34 (21 February 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Ch 1-4)
Additional MRI Educational Resources:
Weeks 35-36 (28 February-6 March 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Ch 5-6)
Week 37 (13 March 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Ch 7)
Week 38-39 (20-27 March 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Ch 8)
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- Physical Foundations of Proton NMR: Quantum Mechanical Description
Week 40-41 (3-10 April 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Ch 9)
Week 42, 44 & 46 (17 April, 1 May and 15 May 2008)
Mammography (Ch 8)
Week 43 (24 April 2008)
MRI - from Picture to Proton (Chs 12, 9 and 13)
Week 47 - 52 - Transfer to Nuclear Medicine Physics lectures
Nuclear Medicine Physics Lectures Website