2008 - 2009 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
Weeks 1-2 (3 and 10 July 2008)
Introduction to Medical Imaging, Radiation and the Atom - Bushberg Chapters 1 and 2
- PPT Slideshow Note: if you have an older version of PPT on your computer - you will be asked to load the PPT 2002/2003 Add-in: Office Animation Runtime
- Printer Friendly (4 slides/page)
Weeks 2-3 (10 and 17 July 2008)
Interaction of Radiation with Matter - Bushberg Chapter 3
Week 4 (24 July 2008)
Computers in Medical Imaging - Bushberg Chapter 4
Computer Networks, PACS and Teleradiology - Bushberg Chapter 17
Weeks 5-6 (31 July and 7 August 2008)
X-ray Production, X-ray Tubes and Generators - Bushberg Chapter 5
Weeks 7-8 (21 August 2008)
Screen-Film Radiography- Bushberg Chapter 6
- PPT Slideshow (short version)
- Printer Friendly (4 slides/page)
- PPT Slideshow (long version)
- Printer Friendly (4 slides/page)
RSNA/AAPM Tutorials (Screen-Film Radiography)
- Physics Overview of Screen-Film Radiography
- Clinical Applications of Basic X-ray Physics Principles
- Measures of Screen Film Performance
- Physics and Chemistry of Film and Processing
Week 9-10 (28 August - September 4, 2008)
Image Quality (Part - I) - Bushberg Chapter 10