Medical Biophysics
From Radiological Sciences
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[edit] Course Title
Medical Biophysics
[edit] Course No.
RADI 5010
[edit] Instructor
Beth Goins, Ph.D.
[edit] Text
Textbook cover photo
Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, Russell K. Hobbie & Bradley J. Roth, 4th Edition, Springer Science, New York 2007
[edit] Credits
3
[edit] Semester Offered
Spring
[edit] Recommended References
[edit] Evaluation Scheme
Midterm Exam, Final Exam
[edit] Course Outline
An introduction to the basic principles of biophysics as applied to medicine and biology. Emphasis will be placed on non-imaging topics of medical biophysics such as mechanics, thermodynamics, diffusion, electrical conduction, biomagnetism and light spectroscopy.
[edit] List of Topics by Week
| Week | Topic |
- Basic Principles of Mechanics; Mechanics of Fluids (Hydrostatics, Viscosity)
- Exponential Growth and Decay
- Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamics, Flow and Diffusion
- Diffusion; Transport through Neutral Membranes
- Transport through Neutral Membranes
- Exam I, Electrical Properties of Nerves
- Electrical Properties of Nerves
- Principles of Electrocardiogram
- Charged Membranes
- Biomagnetism
- Magnetocardiogram/ Magnetoencephalogram; Exam 2
- Feedback and Control
- Method of Least Square and Analysis
- Atoms and Light
- Final Exam (Comprehensive)
[edit] Course Appendix
1 set of exams, 1 student evaluation (1 set of experiment descriptions, etc.).
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