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PHY2206 Medical Physics
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1 |
| Faculty or Section : |
Faculty of Sciences |
| School or Department : |
Biological & Physical Sciences |
| Version produced : |
12 May 2013 |
Synopsis
An understanding of the physical processes that govern some diagnostic techniques and the functioning of aspects of the human body will be provided. The topics covered are the eye and light, fibre optics and lasers, sound and hearing, ultrasonics, electrical signals, pressure, X-rays, radionuclides, radiotherapy, measuring and safety with ionising radiation, detectors and magnetic resonance imaging.
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