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Identical coursesTechnology and Techniques in Radiology (B-KUL-G0Z62A)
Bosmans Hilde (coordinator) | Aertsen Michael | Bosmans Hilde Aims
The course aims at preparing the students for medical physics tasks in the radiology department. Therefore, the basic insights are provided into the technology and techniques being used and newly introduced, as well as how to support clinical studies and perform justification files, personalized patient dosimetry and optimization.
The specific learning outcomes are:
- Students understand the legally defined tasks and responsibilities of the medical physicist in the radiology department
- Students can explain the different aspects of standard radiological techniques: projection radiography, dynamic investigations (with fluoroscopy and contrast) and CT.
- Students understand the approaches to patient dose measurements and dose monitoring.
- Students can develop concepts to work at quality optimization in radiology. This includes studies that use patient data.
Previous knowledge
Basic knowledge on physics, mathematics and nuclear physics
Order of Enrolment
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
G0Z71A : Medical Physics: Internship 2
G00J9A : Internship in Radiology, Radiotherapy or Nuclear Medicine in vivo
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
G0F67A : Technieken in de radiologie
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Physics (Leuven) (Option: Physics for Society) 120 ects.
- Master of Biomedical Engineering (Programme for students started in 2021-2022 or later) (Leuven) (Option: Medical Physics) 120 ects.
- Master of Medical Physics (Leuven et al) 120 ects.
Activities
3 ects. Technology and Techniques in Radiology (B-KUL-G0Z62a)
Content
- The legal framework on medical exposures in Belgium (Royal decree of Feb 13, 2020), and the subsequent tasks of the medical physicist in radiology
- Justification as an important part of the legislation.
Exercise: case study. Example: a CT scanner in the surgery room. How to justify this?
- The basic principles of x-ray imaging devices: an overview
- X-ray exams in radiology: medical aspects and working practice in x-ray rooms
Guided tour of the radiology department with a radiology staff member
X-ray tubes and the geometry of x-ray devices: working principle, their safe use and optimization
X-ray spectra: properties, filtering and optimization for specific radiological tasks
Exercise: contrast calculations using an x-ray spectrum generating tool
- X-ray detectors: physical basic principles, different types of detectors, and quality measurements of the detector
- Image quality measurements using phantoms and basis quality measures
- Patient dosimetry in radiology
Demonstration: Monte Carlo techniques in radiology physics
Demonstration of patient dose data collection, reporting and optimization
- Fluoroscopy systems and radiation protection of patients and personnel
- CT technology: basic principles and new developments, including dual energy techniques
- Introduction to QC protocols
- Get started with supporting clinical studies in radiology: basic techniques, ethical approvals and GDPR rules
- Phase contrast imaging
Visit of the MosaIc and demonstration of phase contrast imaging
- Non ionizing imaging techniques, with focus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (basic principles)
- Research in medical physics in radiology
Course material
Slides
Several documents such as the Royal Decree of Feb 13, 2020 and Technical documents of the FANC on Quality Control procedures.
Selected papers to illustrate
‘The radiological medical physics handbook’, by D.R. Dance S. Christofides A.D.A. Maidment I.D. McLean and K.H. Ng, 2014.
The textbook can be downloaded for free from the IAEA website:
http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nahu/DMRP/DiagnosticRadiologyPhysicsHandbook.html
Evaluation
Evaluation: Technology and Techniques in Radiology (B-KUL-G2Z62a)
Explanation
The exam consists of questions on the theoretical aspects, and case study exercises.