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Biophysical Basics of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 0 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 24 hours

total of: 24 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAF-DMB-T
  • 2 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

OAA-BI2-T finished , OAA-EL2-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 10

Topic

During the course the students get acquainted with the physical basics of the modern medical diagnostic and therapic methods, from a clinical approach. The aim of the course is to underlie or supplement the clinical knowledge with necessary information. During the seminars, wherever possible, practical demonstrations will also be held.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

  • 1. Introduction - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 2. Classification of the diagnostic methods - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 3. Radioactive isotopes. Biological effects of ionizing radiations. Radioprotection - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 4. Isotope therapy (Brachytherapy), radiotherapy - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 5. Absorption photometry - Telek Elek
  • 6. Fluorescence spectroscopy - Telek Elek
  • 7. X-ray radiation: production, detection, absorption. Operation of the diagnostic X-ray instrument. Interpret X-ray image - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 8. Computed tomography. Manipulation of CT-image (windowing, 3D reconstruction, virtual endoscopy) - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 9. Isotope diagnostics: Gamma camera, SPECT - Telek Elek
  • 10. Isotope diagnostics: Positron emission tomography (PET) - Telek Elek
  • 11. LASER: features, absorption, effects on biological tissues - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 12. LASER: dermatological, ophtalmological, surgical applications. Photodynamic therapy - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 13. Ultrasound: production and physical features - Telek Elek
  • 14. Ultrasound: diagnostic and therapeutic applications - Telek Elek
  • 15. Basics of flow cytometry and cell sorting - Telek Elek
  • 16. Diagnostic applications of flow cytometry - Telek Elek
  • 17. Physical basics of magnetic resonance applications. NMR - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 18. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 19. Measurements on an educational X-ray instrument - Telek Elek
  • 20. Measurements on an educational X-ray instrument - Telek Elek
  • 21. Computed tomography measurements on an educational CT instrument - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 22. Computed tomography measurements on an educational CT instrument - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 23. Test - Telek Elek
  • 24. Test - Telek Elek

Reading material

Obligatory literature

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Literature developed by the Department

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Notes

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Recommended literature

Kane, S.A. Introduction to Physics in Modern Medicine, Taylor&Francis, London, 2003

Damjanovich Sándor, Fidy Judit, Szöllősi János (eds.): Medical Biophysics, Medicina, Budapest, 2008

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Successful end-semester test.

Maximum 3 absences from the seminars.

Mid-term exams

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Making up for missed classes

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Exam topics/questions

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Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Hild Gábor
  • Lukács András Szilárd
  • Telek Elek
  • Ujfalusi Zoltán
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