Hawkeye Radiology Informatics (main)

The Physical Principles of Medical Imaging

Time & Place:
TBD

Instructor:
Jun Ni, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine,
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Tel: (319) 335-9490
E-mail: jun-ni@uiowa.edu

Office Hours and Place:
TBD

Textbook:
Perry Sprawls, Ph.D., "The Physical Principles of Medical Imaging," 2nd Ed. (online version: http://www.sprawls.org/ppmi2/)

Class Lecture Notes:
Additional notes or handouts may be available in classroom.

Course Description:

Pre-requisites:
TBD

Goals and Objectives:
The course is desgined for physists and/or other non-scienitst professionals.

Course Contents:

Image Characteristics and Quality
Energy and Radiation
Radiation Quantities and Units
Statistics of Radiation Events
Characteristics and Structure of Matter
Radioactive Transitions
Radioactivity
X-ray Production
Energizing and Controlling the X-Ray Tube
X-ray Tube Heating and Cooling
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
Radiation Penetration
X-Ray Image Formation and Contrast
Scattered Radiation and Contrast
Screen/Film Radiographic Receptors
The Photographic Process and Film Sensitivity
Film Contrast Characteristics
Radiographic Density Control
Blur, Resolution, and Visibility of detail
Radiographic Detail
Fluoroscopic Imaging Systems
Image Noise
Digital Imaging Systems and Image Processing
(There are five on-line modules covering this topic at http://www.sprawls.org/resources )
Computed Tomography Image Formation
(On-line Module at http://www.sprawls.org/resources/CTIMG/module.htm )
Computed Tomography Image Quality
(On-line Module at http://www.sprawls.org/resources/CTIQ/module.htm )
Ultrasound Production and Interactions
|Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound Imaging of Cardiac Motion and Flowing Blood
The Gamma Camera
Radionuclide Image Quality
Radionuclide Tomographic Imaging
Patient Exposure and Dose Management
Personnel Exposure and Protection
Radiation Measurement