Atomic and Nuclear Physics

 

Time & Place:
TBD

Instructor:
Jun Ni, Ph.D.
Tel: (319) 335-9490
E-mail: jun-ni@uiowa.edu

Place:

Reference:
Chris Guy and Dominic ffytche, "Introduction to An Introduction to the Principles of Medical Imaging," second Edition, Imperial College Press, 2005.

Lecture Notes:
Additional notes or handouts may be available.

Training Course Description:

Goals and Objectives:
The training course is designed for physicist and/or other non-scientist professionals.

Training Course Contents:

  1. Introduction
    1. A Qualitative Survey of Medical Imaging Principles
    2. X-Rays
    3. MRI
    4. Ultrasound
    5. Gamma Imaging
  2. Quantum Physics
    1. Need for Quantum Mechanics
    2. Photons -- Quanta of Light
    3. Generating Light -- Electromagnetic Waves
    4. Electromagnetic Spectrum
    5. Atomic Structure
    6. Bohr Atom
    7. Quantum Mechanics
    8. periodic table of Elements
    9. Biological Atoms in the periodic Table
    10. Molecules
    11. Some Properties of Water
  3. Interaction of Photons with Atoms
    1. X-Ray scattering and Absorption by Atoms
    2. Elastic Scattering
    3. Inelastic Scattering
    4. Compton Scattering
    5. Photoelectric Effect
  4. Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
    1. Nuclear Structure
    2. Nuclear Binding Energy
    3. Nuclear Shell Model
    4. Radioactive Decay
    5. Unstable Nuclei
    6. Radioactive Decay Law
    7. natural Radioactivity
    8. Nuclear Fission
    9. Artificial Radionuclide Production
    10. Neutron Capture
    11. Fission Products
    12. Particle Bombardment
  5. Nuclear Magnetism and Magnetic Resonance
    1. Atomic Magnetism
    2. Nuclear Magnetic Moments
    3. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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