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| Code | MEDF509 |
| Name | Health physics |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. İSMAİL GÜNAY |
Course Goal / Objective
Knows, investigates and applies the biological basis of radiation safety, external and internal radiation safety, health physics instruments and nonionized radiation safety
Course Content
Atomic and Nuclear structure, Radiation sources, Radiation dosing interaction, Radiation dosimetry, Radiation safety biological base, Radiation safety guides, Health physics instruments, External radiation safety, Internal radiation safety, Critical situations, Improvements in radiation safety measurement, Non-ionizing radiation safety
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for the course
Resources
Ders notları (Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencileri için-İsmail Günay) ) Biyofizik (Ferit Pehlivan) Biyofizik (Gürbüz Çelebi)
Notes
Internet Research
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows and applies the interaction of radiation with matter |
| LO02 | Discusses and applies biological basis for radiation safety |
| LO03 | Learns and applies internationally applied standards in radiation safety |
| LO04 | Selects appropriate Health physics tools in research |
| LO05 | Learns the safety of external and internal radiation |
| LO06 | Solve the problem of non-ionizing radiation safety |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | List and explain the functions of health organizations; explains how national and international health institutions are organized; explains how clinics are managed. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the technical infrastructure required for qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the European Community and national legal frameworks, regulations, guides and codes of practice related to the subject of Medical Physics. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses physical concepts, principles and theories in detail and numerically to explain structure, function, characteristics and limitations in fields covering Medical Physics; explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons) and other physical agents (electric energy, static electricity/magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in detail and quantitatively. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the beneficial and adverse/harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation and different physical agents associated with medical devices numerically with biological models. Explain the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain deterministic/stochastic, early/late, teratogenic/genetic effects for each physical agent. | 2 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes a list from the literature on General Physics, Medical Physics and Health Physics in order to systematically review something in the field of Medical Physics practice. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Applies the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to clinical problems related to the clinical use of medical devices, safety/risk management related to ionizing radiation. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. | |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines and explains the various dosimetric quantities used; explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). | 3 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs clinical and biomedical studies that are numerical and based on a rigorous statistical base. | 2 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines the method during the delivery of ionizing radiation to the patient and designs different applications to improve this method. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atomic and Nuclear Structure | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 2 | Radiation sources | 1Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 3 | Interaction of radiation with matter | 2Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 4 | Radiation dosimetry | 3Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 5 | Radiation Safety | 4Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 6 | Biological basis for radiation safety | 5Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 7 | Radiation safety guidelines | 6Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav |
| 9 | Health physics instruments | 7Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 10 | External radiation safety | 8Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 11 | Built-in radiation safety | 9Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 12 | Critical situations | 10Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 13 | Improvements in radiation safety measurement | 11Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 14 | Non-ionizing radiation | 12Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 15 | Non-ionizing radiation safety | 13Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||