X-ray tube - X-ray energy spectrum - Interactions of X-rays with the body - X-ray linear and mass attenuation coefficients - Collimators - Anti-scatter grids - X-ray detectors - Digital fluoroscopy
Basic Principles - Generations of Computed Tomography - CT Numbers, Hounsfield Unit and Gray Scale - Image Formation and Back Projection - Image Quality - Image Artifacts
Gamma camera - scintillation crystal - photomultiplier tubes - pulse height analyzer - Instrument dead time - Annihilation coincidence detection – Basic elements of PET and SPECT - Time-of-flight PET - Clinical applications of PET and SPECT
MR imaging principles - Effects of a radiofrequency pulse on magnetization - T1 and T2 relaxation times - Superconducting magnet design - Magnetic field gradient coils - Radiofrequency coils - Receiver design - Parallel imaging using coil arrays - Functional MRI.
Acoustic Theory - Ultrasound Transducer - Ultrasound Beam Properties - Ultrasound Image Acquisition - Ultrasound Machine - Doppler Ultrasound - Ultrasound Artifacts - Bioeffects of Ultrasound Imaging - Advancements in Ultrasound
Reference Book:
1). Jerrold T. Bushberg. “The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging”, 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publications, 2020. 2). Michael G. Stabin, “Radiation Protection and Dosimetry: An Introduction to Health Physics”, Springer, 2007. 3). Jerry Prince, “Medical Imaging Signals and Systems”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2014. 4). Gopal B. Saha, “Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine-Springer”, Verlag New York, 2013. 5). William R. Hendee, “Medical Imaging Physics”-Wiley-Liss, 2002.
Text Book:
1). Muhammed Maqbool , “An Introduction to Medical Physics”, Springer, 2017. 2). N.Smith & A.Webb, “Introduction to Medical Imaging”, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
