PřF:F8420 Medical biophysics - Course Information
F8420 Medical biophysics
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2007
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. - Timetable
- Tue 8:00–9:50 BFC
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- F6342 Molec. and gen. biophysics 2
- 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
- Biophysics (programme PřF, M-FY)
- Course objectives
- Structure and properties of matter. Elements of biocybernetics. Introduction to thermodynamics. Introduction to molecular biophysics. Biophysics of biological membranes, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, perception, hearing and vision. Biological effects of mechanic forces and sound. Biological effects of electromagnetic fields, non-ionising and ionising radiation. Medicine and technology. Biological signals and their processing. Measurements and recording of mechanical movements and pressure. Ultrasound imaging, Doppler and duplex methods. Temperature measurements and recording. Optical laboratory and imaging methods. Principles of electrodiagnostics. Conventional X-rays imaging methods. Modern tomographic methods. Diagnostic methods using radionuclides. Devices for physical therapy. Principles of radiotherapy. Physical methods used in surgery. Principles of artificial organs.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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