1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Exercises	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the course is acquaintance with the application of physical methods in modern medicine with particular emphasis on the understanding of diagnostic and therapeutic methods in which radiation is used. Thorough understanding of dosimetry concepts, principles of operation of radiation producing units (treatment machines), radiotherapy treatment planning process, radiobiology and radiation protection in medicine. Gaining knowledge about diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine image formation principles and relevant image processing aiming at optimised image quality.

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND SYLLABUS:
1. Interaction of ionising radiation (electrons and photons) with matter.
2. Basic dosimetry concepts and dosimetry quantities, and units.
3. Photon and electron beam dosimetry. Absolute, relative dosimetry and in-vivo dosimetry.
4. Clinical radiotherapy. Properties and application of radiotherapy units: kV X-ray therapy units, Co-60 units and linear accelerators.
5. Imaging in radiotherapy: conventional X-ray unit, simulator, CT simulator, portal imaging, cone beam CT (CBCT).
6. Radiotherapy treatment planning process. Computerised treatment planning: algorithms, implementation, speed, approximations and verification.
7. Brachytherapy: radiation sources, clinical techniques, source calibration, treatment planning and quality assurance.
8. Radionuclides, radioactivity measurements and radiation detectors in nuclear medicine.
9. Principles of radionuclide imaging (gamma camera, SPECT, PET). Diagnostic radiology imaging (X-ray, CT). Image reconstruction from projections. Hybrid imaging techniques (SPECT/CT, PET/CT).
10. Radiation protection in medicine. Introduction to radiobiology.

1. Medicinska fizika, interna skripta, M. Vrtar, PMF - Fizički odsjek, Zagreb, 2004.
2. Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students., E. B. Podgorsak, International Atomic Energy Agency, 2005.
3. Physics in nuclear medicine, 3rd edition, S. R. Cherry, J. A. Sorenson, M. E. Phelps, Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier Science, USA, 2003.
4. The essential physics of medical imaging, J. T. Bushberg, J. A. Seibert, E. M. Leidholdt, J. M. Boone, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995.
5. odabrani nastavni tekstovi Medicinske fizike i prezentacije, T. Bokulić.

Enrollment :
Passed : Fundamentals of physics 4

Izborni fizički predmet 2 - Regular study - Mathematics and Physics Education