Ionising and Non-ionising Radiation in Medicine

Course Code: BP5001
Credit Points: 30
Course Coordinator: Professor DJ Lurie

Pre-requisites

Undergraduate degree, normally in a Physical Science or Engineering subject.

Notes

Restricted to students taking one of the four BMP PgT programmes.

Overview

Lectures and practicals covering:
Radiation physics, radiodiagnosis, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, radiation protection, lasers and ultraviolet light in medicine, ophthalmic and audiological physics, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound in medicine.

Structure

60 one-hour lectures over half-session; 4 practical sessions over half-session.

Assessment

1 two-hour written examination (50%); continuous assessment (50%).