Radiation physics · for radiography & medical physics
Medical physics and radiation, explained.
Clear, visual lessons on the physics behind medical imaging, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine, for radiography and medical physics students.
Curriculum
What you'll learn
- 01
Atomic and nuclear structure
Electrons, nucleons, binding energy and the building blocks behind every radiation source.
- 02
Radioactive decay and half-life
Decay modes, activity and the exponential law that governs radionuclides.
- 03
Interactions of radiation with matter
Photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, pair production and attenuation.
- 04
X-ray production and the X-ray tube
Bremsstrahlung, characteristic radiation, tube design and beam quality.
- 05
Diagnostic imaging physics
Radiography, fluoroscopy, CT and what really drives image quality.
- 06
Nuclear medicine physics
Radionuclides, the gamma camera, SPECT and PET.
- 07
Radiation therapy physics
Linear accelerators, dose, fractionation and treatment planning.
- 08
Radiation dosimetry and detectors
Dose quantities, ionisation chambers and how radiation is measured.
- 09
Radiobiology
How radiation affects cells and tissues, and why it matters in the clinic.
- 10
Radiation protection and safety
Time, distance, shielding, ALARA and dose limits.
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