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Medical Physics

PHYM2101
4 hours English

Medical Physics

Medical Physics
1 Static force / 1 Equilibrium and Stability 2 Equilibrium Considerations for the Human Body 3 Stability of the Human Body under the Action of an External Force 4 Skeletal Muscles 5 Levers 6 The Elbow 7 Friction Standing at an Incline
2 Elasticity and Strength of Materials / 1 Longitudinal Stretch and Compression 2 A Spring 3 Bone Fracture: Energy Considerations 4 Impulsive Forces / 5 Fracture Due to a Fall: Impulsive Force Considerations 6 Airbags: Inflating Collision Protection Devices 7-Whiplash Injury 8 Falling from Great Height 9 Osteoarthritis and Exercise
3 The Motion of Fluids / 1 Bernoulli’s Equation 2 Viscosity and Poiseuille’s Law 3 Turbulent Flow 4 Circulation of the Blood 5 Blood Pressure 6 Control of Blood Flow 7 Energetics of Blood Flow 8 Turbulence in the Blood 9 Arteriosclerosis and Blood Flow 10 Power Produced by the Heart 11 Measurement of Blood Pressure
4 Waves and Sound / 1 Properties of Sound 2 Some Properties of Waves (Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Diffraction) 3 Hearing and the Ear (Performance, Frequency and Intensity and Loudness) 4 Bats and Echoes 5 Sounds Produced by Animals 6 Acoustic Traps 7 Clinical Uses of Sound 8 Ultrasonic Waves
5 Electricity / 1 The Nervous System 2 The Neuron 3 Electrical Potentials in the Axon 4 Action Potential 5 Axon as an Electric Cable 6 Propagation of the Action Potential 7 Synaptic Transmission .8 Action Potentials in Muscles 9 Surface Potentials 10 Electricity in Plants 11 Electricity in the Bone
6 Optics / 1 Vision. 2 Nature of Light 3 Structure of the Eye 4 Accommodation 5 Eye and the Camera 6 Lens System of the Eye 7 Reduced Eye .8 Retina 9 Resolving Power of the Eye. 10 Threshold of Vision 11 Vision and the Nervous System. 12 Defects in Vision. 13 Lens for Myopia. 14 Lens for Presbyopia and Hyperopia 15 Fiber Optics
7 Atomic Physics / 1 The Atom 2 Spectroscopy 3 Quantum 4 Electron Microscope 5 X-rays 6 X-ray Computerized Tomography
8 Nuclear Physics / 1 The Nucleus 2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 3. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 4. Imaging with NMR 5. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 6. Radiation Therapy 7. Food Preservation by Radiation 8. Isotopic Tracers 9. Laws of Physics and Life Exercises
9 Laboratory / The Human arm model—1 / The Human arm model—2 / Fluids Motion (Simulation)-1 / Fluids Motion (Simulation)-2 / Doppler effect / Velocity of ultrasound in solid state materials / Electrocardiography (ECG) / Human Eye model -1 / Human Eye model -2 / X-ray photography: fogging of film due to x-rays / Radioactive Dating (Simulation)
1.1 Mapped to: K1, K2

To recognize facts, principles, and concepts of elementary medical Physics

Teaching Strategy Demonstrating the basic principles through lectures. Discuss phenomena by illustrating pictures and diagrams. Lecturing method: Board, PowerPoint. Discussions Brainstorming Start each chapter with a general idea and its benefits of it.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures. Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam.
1.2 Mapped to: K1

To understand the physical laws of human body equilibrium

Teaching Strategy Demonstrating the basic principles through lectures. Discuss phenomena by illustrating pictures and diagrams. Lecturing method: Board, PowerPoint. Discussions Brainstorming Start each chapter with a general idea and its benefits of it.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures. Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam.
1.3 Mapped to: K1, K2

Describe concepts and procedures of some experiments in medical physics

Teaching Strategy Demonstrating the basic principles through lectures. Discuss phenomena by illustrating pictures and diagrams. Lecturing method: Board, PowerPoint. Discussions Brainstorming Start each chapter with a general idea and its benefits of it.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures. Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam.
2.1 Mapped to: S1, S2

Apply the laws of medical physics.

Teaching Strategy Solve some problems in physics during lectures. Following some proof during lectures. Encourage students to participate in solving problems.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam
2.2 Mapped to: S2

Solving problems in Physics by using suitable mathematical principles

Teaching Strategy Solve some problems in physics during lectures. Following some proof during lectures. Encourage students to participate in solving problems.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam
2.3 Mapped to: S2

Analyses and interprets quantitative results

Teaching Strategy Solve some problems in physics during lectures. Following some proof during lectures. Encourage students to participate in solving problems.
Assessment Methods Solve some examples during the lecture. Discussions during the lectures Exams: a) Quizzes. b) Midterm exams. c) Final exam
3.1 Mapped to: V1, V2

Collect and classify the material for a course

Teaching Strategy 1. Group assignments 2. Clarify deadlines for assignments, reports, and exams.
Assessment Methods 1. Evaluate the efforts of each student in preparing the report. 2. Evaluate the work in teams. Evaluation of students presentations.
3.2 Mapped to: V1, V2

Use basic medical physics terminology in English

Teaching Strategy 1. Group assignments 2. Clarify deadlines for assignments, reports, and exams.
Assessment Methods 1. Evaluate the efforts of each student in preparing the report. 2. Evaluate the work in teams. Evaluation of students presentations.
3.3 Mapped to: V2

Acquire the skills to use the internet communication tools.

Teaching Strategy 1. Group assignments 2. Clarify deadlines for assignments, reports, and exams.
Assessment Methods 1. Evaluate the efforts of each student in preparing the report. 2. Evaluate the work in teams. Evaluation of students presentations.
Assessment
Weight
Homework, Quizzes and scientific activities
10%
Midterm Exam
20%
Lab Final Exam
20%
Final Exam
50%
Total
100%