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[ TPMWAVOMPSP ] VL Medical physics and radiation physics

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS B3 - Bachelor's programme 3. year Physics Thorsten Wagner 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Bachelor's programme Technical Physics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, students are able to assess and compare diagnostic imaging and radiation-based therapeutic procedures in medicine.

This lecture is methodologically complemented by the lab course Medizinische Physik und Strahlenphysik.

Skills Knowledge
Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to

  • assess dosimetric quantities (k5);
  • compare imaging methods on terms of their contrast, resolution and potential radiation damage (k5);
  • differentiate between various radiotherapy methods (e.g. brachytherapy and teletherapy) (k5);
  • evaluate radiation exposure from natural and artificial sources (k5).
During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of medical physics and radiation physics:

  • interaction of photons with matter (photoeffect, Compton scattering, pair production);
  • interaction of particles with matter (stopping power of electrons, positrons, ions, bremsstrahlung);
  • experimental techniques (energy-dispersive detectors, measurement of temporal coincidences) and their application to alpha, beta and gamma radiation;
  • biological effects of radiation and radiation sickness;
  • medical applications (X-ray diagnostics, computer tomography, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging);
  • further applications (food irradiation, ...).
Criteria for evaluation oral or written exam
Methods lecture, excursion to the radiotherapeutical station of a hospital/medical center
Language German or English
Study material W. Schlegel, J. Bille, Medizinische Physik, Band 2 Medizinische Strahlenphysik, Springer, Berlin, 2002
transparencies
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants -
Assignment procedure Direct assignment