FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH, DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

BME4006

Ders İsmi:

Principles of Medical Imaging

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring
Fall

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	6

Language of instruction:

English

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Type of course:

Non-Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BORA BÜYÜKSARAÇ

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objectives:	• To introduce the major techniques of imaging modalities. • To present the underlying physics, image formation theories and selected applications of each modality. • To teach the functions of the primary components of the widely used imaging modalities.
Course Content:	The underlying physics, image formation theories and selected applications of each modality will be presented.

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to medical imaging, overview of the modalities (radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography)
2)	Overview of the modalities (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Ultrasound)
3)	Nuclear medicine imaging, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), combined imaging modalities, image properties (Contrast, Spatial Resolution)
4)	X-ray production, X-ray tubes, and X-ray generators, Bremsstrahlung spectrum, Characteristic x-ray spectrum
5)	x-ray tubes, cathode, anode
6)	Anode configurations: stationary and rotating, measurement of focal spot size
7)	Anode angle, field coverage, and focal spot size, heel effect, off-focal radiation, collimators
8)	Filtration, attenuation of x-rays, linear attenuation coefficient, mass attenuation coefficient, half-value layer, factors affecting x-ray emission, quality, quantity, and exposure
9)	Mammography, focal spot considerations
10)	Tube port, tube filtration, and beam quality, magnification techniques
11)	CT system designs, basic concepts and definitions
12)	X-ray tubes, filters, and collimation in CT scanners, x-ray interactions (rayleigh scattering, compton scattering)
13)	X-ray interactions (the photoelectric effect)
14)	Hounsfield Unit (HU)

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Jerrold T. Bushberg, J. Anthony Seibert, Edwin M. Leidholdt Jr., John M. Boone “The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging” ISBN: 9780781780575, 3rd Edition, Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2012).
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