Bio Physics I

Paper Code: 
PHY-214
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00
Unit I: 
Acoustics of the body

Nature and characteristics of sound, Production of speech, Physics of the ear, ear defects and their corrections.

Optical system of the body: Physics of the eye. Eye defects and their correction

9.00
Unit II: 
Modern medical imaging systems and therapeutic equipments

Ultrasonic imaging system- principles of ultra sound imaging system, biological effects of ultrasound,haemodialysis machine, portable kidney machine, anaesthesia machine, ventilators.
 

9.00
Unit III: 
Biomedical recorders and patient monitoring systems

Electrocardiograph (ECG), Electroencephalograph (EEG),Electromyography (EMG), cardiac monitor,cardiac pacemakers measurement of heart rate, measurement of pulse rate, measurement of blood pressure, blood flow meter, measurement of temperature, blood gas analysers,blood cell counters, oximetry, audiometers and hearing aids.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Laser applications in biomedical field

Radiotherapy and Telemedicine
LASER- principles of operation, use, types and LASER safety,
Radiotherapy- principles, dosage data for clinical applications, Gamma Camera, Positron Emission Tomography, Cobalt-60 machine, Therapeutic application of radio isotopes, application of UV radiation for treatments, biological effects of radiation and ultrasound.

9.00
Unit V: 
Radiation Safety Management

Principles of radiation protection. Biological effects of radiation, Radiation monitors, Steps to reduce radiation public. International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) principles, justification, optimization, limitation, introduction of safety and risk management of radiation. Nuclear waste and disposal management.

 

References: 
1.Medical Physics – J. R. Cameron & J. G. Skofronick.
2.Basis Radiological Physics – Dr. K. Thayalam.
3.Christenson’s Physics of Diagnostic Radiology : Curry, Dowday&Murry.
4.Physics of Human body – Irering P. Herman
5.Pysics of Radiation Therapy – F M Kahn
6.Essential Physics of Medical Imaging
7.C. H. Best and N. B. Taylor, A Test in Applied Physiology, Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1999.
8.C. K. Warrick, Anatomy and Physiology for Radiographers, Oxford University Press, 2001.
 
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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