Medical Use of Radiation

Course content

To prepare students for industry or hospital-based research in diagnostic radiology, clinical physiology & nuclear medicine and radio therapy so that students - after having concluded their training - may account for the main characteristics of physics, rays' interaction with matter, radiation biology in relation to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy.

Education

MSc Programme in Medicine and Technology (Biomedical Engineering)

Learning outcome

At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:

Knowledge

  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to photons
  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to particles
  • account for the radio-biological conditions of rays' interaction with matter at the DNA/RNA level, the cellular level and at organ and whole-body levels
  • account for radiation hygiene conditions associated with radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
  • describe the principle of medical cyclotrons and their use
  • describe X-rays in diagnostic radiology, conventional projection radiography, analogous and digital detector systems, CT scanning
  • describe SPECT and PET scanning, biokinetic models, the whole body counter
  • describe radiotherapy using conventional dose planning and IMRT dose planning.
  • describe models for dose planning, etc.


Skills

  • calculate internal dosimetry using the MIRD model

 

Competencies

  • use medical terminology related to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy

Lectures, class-based training and calculation exercises.

A passed exam in the course Radioactive Isotopes and Ionizing Radiation or a similar course

Please note! In addition to the course certificate mentioned in this course description, the description of the written exam has a separate exam description SMTK20004E Exam in Medical Use of Radiation

ECTS
5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Type of assessment details
Handing-in of written reports based on exercise
Exam registration requirements

Approved participation in the training activities, including handing-in and approval of reports

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assessment

To obtain the course certificate the student must be able to:

KNOWLEDGE

  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to photons
  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to particles
  • account for the radio-biological conditions of rays' interaction with matter at the DNA/RNA level, the cellular level and at organ and whole-body levels
  • account for radiation hygiene conditions associated with radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
  • describe the principle of medical cyclotrons and their use
  • describe X-rays in diagnostic radiology, conventional projection radiography, analogous and digital detector systems, CT scanning
  • describe SPECT and PET scanning, biokinetic models, the whole body counter
  • describe radiotherapy using conventional dose planning and IMRT dose planning.
  • describe models for dose planning, etc.

 

SKILLS

  • calculate internal dosimetry using the MIRD model

 

COMPETENCIES

  • use medical terminology related to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
ECTS
5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Other, 4 timer
Type of assessment details
Written take-home exam, 4 hours
Exam registration requirements

Course certificate in Medical Use of Radiation (SMTK20003E)

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period

Please visit the exam schedule on KUnet

Re-exam

Please visit the exam schedule on KUnet

Criteria for exam assessment

To pass the exam the student must be able to:

KNOWLEDGE

  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to photons
  • account for rays' interaction with matter in regard to particles
  • account for the radio-biological conditions of rays' interaction with matter at the DNA/RNA level, the cellular level and at organ and whole-body levels
  • account for radiation hygiene conditions associated with radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
  • describe the principle of medical cyclotrons and their use
  • describe X-rays in diagnostic radiology, conventional projection radiography, analogous and digital detector systems, CT scanning
  • describe SPECT and PET scanning, biokinetic models, the whole body counter
  • describe radiotherapy using conventional dose planning and IMRT dose planning.
  • describe models for dose planning, etc.

 

SKILLS

  • calculate internal dosimetry using the MIRD model

 

COMPETENCIES

  • use medical terminology related to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy

Single subject courses (day)

  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 50
  • Preparation
  • 101
  • Theory exercises
  • 26
  • Practical exercises
  • 30
  • Project work
  • 68
  • English
  • 275

Kursusinformation

Language
English
Course number
SMTK20003U
ECTS
See exam description
Programme level
Full Degree Master
Duration

1 semester

Placement
Autumn
Schedulegroup
See Syllabus
Capacity
12 participants.
The course responsible can choose not to conduct the course if 5 or fewer have registered for the course.
In the event that there are more than 12 registered for the course, there will be drawing of lots
Studyboard
Study board from DTU
Contracting department
  • Department of Clinical Medicine
Contracting faculty
  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinator
  • Thomas Lund Andersen   (20-776b72706476316f7871673164716768757668714375686a6c72716b31676e)
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