Course: Radiology Equipment 2

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Course title Radiology Equipment 2
Course code RAM/RGA21
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gremlica David, Mgr.
  • Ptáček Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Novák Václav, Ing.
Course content
Basics of Electrotechnics, block diagram and constructional elements of the x-ray machine Description of operative parts of x-ray sets (x-ray tube, high voltage sources, tools and accessories) Imaging chain (image receptors, television chain, digital radiography) Special x-ray diagnostic devices ( mammography, tomography, CT)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
To be able to explain the physical basis and construction of radiologic systems, to get the basic idea of the inner structure and processes of the radiologic equipment, to understand in detail the inner process responses of the equipment to the parameter values entered on the equipment control panel.
Students are able to operate X-ray equipment and they are acquainted with basic technical parameters of the equipment in radiodiagnostics, radiation oncology and nuclear medicine.
Prerequisites
unspecified
LBF/RGB04 and RAM/RGB04

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Active attendance, seminar paper, oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Bushberg J.T. (2012). The essential physics of medical imaging. Philadelphia.
  • Hušák V. a kol. (2012). výukový portál LF UPOL - Fyzikální základy zobrazování v NM a radiační ochrana.
  • Cherry S.R.;Sorenson J.A.;Phelps M.E. (2012). Physis in nuclear medicine. Phladelphia.
  • Kalender W.A. (2011). Computed tomography:fundamentals, system technology, image quality, applications. Erlangen.
  • Mahesh M. (2009). CT physics: the basics of multi-detector physics. Philadelphia.
  • Nekula, J., Heřman, M., Vomáčka, J., Köcher, M. (2010). Radiologie. UP Olomouc.
  • Seeram E. (2011). Digital radiography an introduction. Delmar Cengage Learning.
  • Ullmann V. http://astronuklfyzika.cz/RadiacniOchrana.htm.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Radiology Assistance (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter