450-2090/01 – Radiodiagnostic and Radiotherapy Devices (RDaRTP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Ing. Bc. Karol Korhelík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Ing. Bc. Karol Korhelík, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Obtaining basic concepts of mechanical, electrical, electronic and optical processes taking place in different types of radiodiagnostic devices. Orientation in the technical parameters of the instruments. Detailed understanding of the connections between the parameters that are selectable on the control panels of the devices and the events determined by them.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject acquaints with the basic types of instrumentation in radiotherapy, the physical principles of their function, the principles of proper operation and maintenance necessary for quality assurance. Current legislation on radiotherapy with emphasis on operational stability tests and long-term stability. Basics of metrological procedures applied in radiotherapy.
The course provides students with basic orientation in the field of instrumentation used in radiodiagnostics with focus on design, characteristics, technical solutions, principles and clinical use of instrumentation in radiodiagnostics. Students will get a basic idea of mechanical, electrical, electronic and optical processes taking place in different types of radiodiagnostic devices. Orientation in the technical parameters of the instruments. Detailed understanding of the connections between the parameters that are selectable on the control panels of the devices and the events determined by them.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Conditions for granting the credit:
In the course of the semester, students will be able to write three tests to evaluate whether they have passed or failed. The tests will be composed of twenty-fours. For the test, you will need to answer ten of them correctly.
The final test will consist of 50 questions rated 1 point.
A minimum of 70% success is required to successfully complete the subject.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not defined other requirements for students
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Laboratory exercises:
The field of Radiodiagnostics:
1) History of the discovery of X-rays, history and development of radiological instruments. X-ray tube, design, principle of operation. Generation of X-rays. Instrumentation for scanning, technical design, principle, clinical application. Instrumentation for skiascopy, technical design, principle, clinical use. Primary aperture, technical design, use. Secondary aperture, technical solution, application. Exposure automation, principle of operation, clinical use.
2) Computed tomography (CT) - computed tomography, generation of CT scanners, technical design, working principle and clinical use of CT. Post-processing methods of CT. Possibilities of using 3D data, 3D printing in radiology.
3) Digital subtraction angiography, principle of operation, clinical use, possibilities of interventional radiology.3D angiography, postprocessing methods in 3D angiography.
4) Ultrasonography, basic technical principle, clinical applications. Ultravascular ultrasound (IVUS) - technical principle, clinical use. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) - technical principle, clinical application.
5) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), basic technical principle, technical design and clinical use of MRI. DICOM standard. Data archiving in radiology. PACS systems.
Area of Radiotherapy:
1) History and development of radiotherapy. 1. Radiation protection. Physical basis for radiotherapy. Audits in RT.
2) Basic types of instrumentation in radiotherapy. Irradiators for RT - radionuclide, therapeutic RT, linear accelerators - construction, characteristics. Image guided radiotherapy.
3) Radiosurgery, instrumentation for radiosurgery and stereotactic RT.
4) Brachytherapy - design of devices for AFL. Safety features in RT. QA - operational stability and long-term stability testing.
5) Radiotherapy planning. Fundamentals of metrological procedures applied in radiotherapy. Current legislation relating to radiotherapy.
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