Understanding principles of medical imaging modalities using ionizing radiation, underlaying technologies (and some physics), patient dosimetry and image processing applied in digital diagnostic medical imaging.

Principles of medical imaging physics and instrumentation, x-ray imaging physics, radiation dose to the patient, radiation detriment and effective dose. Imaging modalities including film-screen systems, digital radiography like flat panel detectors and storage phosphor. Dosmetry and radiation risk in diagnostic applications. Principles of medical image processing. Principles of Nuclear Medicine (if time left)

Held at Vienna Medical University, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, level 4; lecture room of the Center for Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering. Monday 14:00-15:30. Lecture starts Monday, March 12, 2018

Multiple Choice Test (in English), first test date after last lecture; examination dates to be announced in TISS regularly. Additional Examination dates possible upon request (EMail).

IMPORTANT NOTICE: NO SHOWS AT EXAMINATIONS: If you wish to cancel a registration, please do so before the exam in TISS. Students who are registered and do not come to the exam without notice or reason may be blacklisted for the following examination date! If any questions please contact peter.homolka@tuwien.ac.at

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Books: The essentials of Medical Imaging, J T Bushberg et al., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, USA 2002 Grundlagen der Strahlenphysik und radiologischen Technik in der Medizin, W Angerstein, H Hoffmann Verlag, Kleinmachnow, Germany, 2005