Dosimetry and quality control in medical physics - course description

General information

Course name	Dosimetry and quality control in medical physics
Course ID	13.2-WF-FizD-DQCMP-S17
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester	winter term 2019/2020

Course information

Semester	1
ECTS credits to win	6
Available in specialities	Medical Physics
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus	dr hab. Jarosław Piskorski, prof. UZ

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	15	1	-	-	Exam
Laboratory	30	2	-	-	Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to teach the students the foundations of dosimetry and quality control to the extent
that is required in healthcare centres. After completing the course the sudent is able to work with any
dosimetric equipment that can be encountered in modern healthcare as well as being able to describe the
purpose and procedure of quality control in the medical setting.

Prerequisites

Competed course in radiological protection and basics of nuclear medicine.

Scope

Trends in medical exposures
Units used in dosimetry, conversions, tables and software
Exposure and exposure cut-offs determination,
Practical methods of exposure determination, operating medical dosimeters
Patient and staff dose assesment
Metrology and calibration requirements
Clinical applications,
Standards in dosimetry,
Quality control procedures in diagnostic nuclear medicine
Radiopharmaceutics contaminations and the related risks
Quality control pipeline in diagnostic nuclear medicine,
Quality control in therapeutic nuclear medicine,
Quality tests and procedures in therapeutic nuclear medicine,
Handling of faults and accidents.

Teaching methods

Lecture and nuclear medicine lab, visits and training at the nuclear medicine division of the local hospital

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: Passing the examination involving detailed knowledge of dosimetric units, procedures as well as
quality control procedures.
Lab: The final grade will be granted based on the grades achieved during laboratory exercises and hospital
practice. These will be determined by reviewing the reports prepared by the students.

Notes

Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 05-03-2020 13:33)

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