LF:ZLBF011p Med.Physics and Informat.-lect - Course Information

ZLBF011p Medical Physics and Informatics - lecture

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Aleš Bourek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Lenka Forýtková, CSc. (lecturer)
Marta Vágnerová (assistant)
doc. RNDr. Jiřina Škorpíková, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniel Vlk, CSc. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.

Timetable

Tue 10:30–12:10 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Dentistry (eng.) (programme LF, M-ZL)
• Dentistry (programme LF, M-ZL) (2)

Course objectives

Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the principles of devices used in dental medicine; to recognize possible risks connected with the use of some medical devices (of mechanical, electromagnetic or optical character, ionizing radiation); to accept rules and methods of safe use of this devices - both in patients and in the healthcare professionals; to understand physical principles of some physiological processes (cardiovascular system, respiration, origin of membrane potentials; to understand the main concepts of the biophysics of sensory organs; to understand the main concepts in information theory and namely the healthcare informatics

Syllabus

• Medical physics and informatics. 1. Introduction. Biophysical view on structure of matter. 2. Biological effects of ionising radiation. 3. Thermodynamic principles and entropy. 4. Thermodynamic processes in living organisms. 5. Introduction into molecular biophysics I (subject of study). 6. Introduction into molecular biophysics II (methods of study). 7. Biophysics of biomembranes. Bioelectric phenomena. 8. Biophysics of cardiovascular system. 9. Biophysics of respiratory system. 10. Biophysical function of sensory receptors. Biophysics of hearing. 11. Biophysics of vision. 12. Effects of mechanical forces and acoustic fields on the living organisms. 13. Biological effects of electromagnetic fields and non-ionising radiation. 14. Introduction into biocybernetics and modelling. 15. Medical informatics (importance and resources). Physical principles of medical technology. 1. Medicine and technology. Biosignals and their processing. 2. Conventional X-ray imaging methods. 3. Modern tomographic methods (CT, MRI). 4. Radionuclide diagnostics. 5. Methods and instruments for ionising radiation therapy. 6. Measurement and registration of temperature. 7. Optical laboratory instruments. 8. Optical diagnostic instruments. 9. Electrodiagnostic methods. 10. Ultrasound imaging. 11. Ultrasound Doppler and duplex methods. 12. Measurement and registration of mechanical quantities. 13. Methods and instruments used in physiotherapy. 14. Modern physical methods in surgery. Lithotripsy. 15. Artificial body organs.

Literature

• HRAZDIRA, Ivo, Aleš BOUREK and Jiřina ŠKORPÍKOVÁ. Fundamentals of biophysics and medical technology. Edited by Vojtěch Mornstein. 1. vydání. Brno: Masaryk University, 2007, viii, 317. ISBN 9788021042285. info
• MORNSTEIN, Vojtěch, Ivo HRAZDIRA and Aleš BOUREK. Lékařská fyzika a informatika : (se zaměřením na zubní lékařství). [1. vydání]. Brno: Neptun, 2007, 352 stran. ISBN 9788086850023. info

Assessment methods

The practical exercises in Biophysics are compulsory, missing practicals have to be substituted. The exam has theoretical character but can be done only with the credits gained for practicals. The exam consists of written test and oral part.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
  
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