Course: Selected Chapters of Medical Physics 1

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Course title Selected Chapters of Medical Physics 1
Course code KAZ/VKF1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorný Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Dvořák Milan, Ing. DiS.
Course content
Lectures 1. Cell biophysics 2. Biophysics of tissues and organs 3. Biophysics of sensory perception 4. Biophysics of electrical manifestations and effects in living organisms, their measurement 5. Bioelectric methods (ECG, EEG, EMG, cardiac pacing) 6. Radioactivity and ionizing radiation 7. Physical basis of use of X-rays 8. Contemporary imaging and recording methods in medicine 9. Basics of ecological biophysics 10. Mass point at rest and movement. Energy. Momentum. 11. Wave field. 12. The concept of relativity. 13. Liquids. Fluids. Gases. Plasma states. Continuity. Total energy field. 14. States of substances. Kinetic states of gases. 15. Voltage and potential of el. field. Dipole in electric field. Polarization. Practice - builds on the lectured topics by practicing and calculating.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain the fundamental physical laws to the extent of secondary school physics
Skills
to use basic physical quantities and units
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the basic principles and patterns of physics
Skills
performs calculations on the topics discussed
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, Jiří; Kymplová, Jaroslava; Vítek, František. Základy fyziky pro lékařské a zdravotnické obory : pro studium i praxi. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4712-5.
  • Kolářová, Hana; Kubínek, Roman. Fyzika stručně a jasně : přehled fyziky v příkladech a testových otázkách. 2017. ISBN 978-80-244-5100-8.
  • Samek, Ladislav; Černý, František. Fyzika v příkladech. Mechanika. Praha : Academia, 2014. ISBN 978-80-200-2319-3.


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