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Radiodiagnostic and Radiotherapy Devices

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Course Unit Code450-2090/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KOR0006Mgr. Ing. Bc. Karol Korhelík, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject acquaints with the basic types of instrumentation in radiotherapy, the physical principles of their function, the principles of proper operation and maintenance necessary for quality assurance. Current legislation on radiotherapy with emphasis on operational stability tests and long-term stability. Basics of metrological procedures applied in radiotherapy.
The course provides students with basic orientation in the field of instrumentation used in radiodiagnostics with focus on design, characteristics, technical solutions, principles and clinical use of instrumentation in radiodiagnostics. Students will get a basic idea of mechanical, electrical, electronic and optical processes taking place in different types of radiodiagnostic devices. Orientation in the technical parameters of the instruments. Detailed understanding of the connections between the parameters that are selectable on the control panels of the devices and the events determined by them.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Obtaining basic concepts of mechanical, electrical, electronic and optical processes taking place in different types of radiodiagnostic devices. Orientation in the technical parameters of the instruments. Detailed understanding of the connections between the parameters that are selectable on the control panels of the devices and the events determined by them.
Course Contents
Laboratory exercises:

The field of Radiodiagnostics:
1) History of the discovery of X-rays, history and development of radiological instruments. X-ray tube, design, principle of operation. Generation of X-rays. Instrumentation for scanning, technical design, principle, clinical application. Instrumentation for skiascopy, technical design, principle, clinical use. Primary aperture, technical design, use. Secondary aperture, technical solution, application. Exposure automation, principle of operation, clinical use.
2) Computed tomography (CT) - computed tomography, generation of CT scanners, technical design, working principle and clinical use of CT. Post-processing methods of CT. Possibilities of using 3D data, 3D printing in radiology.
3) Digital subtraction angiography, principle of operation, clinical use, possibilities of interventional radiology.3D angiography, postprocessing methods in 3D angiography.
4) Ultrasonography, basic technical principle, clinical applications. Ultravascular ultrasound (IVUS) - technical principle, clinical use. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) - technical principle, clinical application.
5) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), basic technical principle, technical design and clinical use of MRI. DICOM standard. Data archiving in radiology. PACS systems.

Area of Radiotherapy:
1) History and development of radiotherapy. 1. Radiation protection. Physical basis for radiotherapy. Audits in RT.
2) Basic types of instrumentation in radiotherapy. Irradiators for RT - radionuclide, therapeutic RT, linear accelerators - construction, characteristics. Image guided radiotherapy.
3) Radiosurgery, instrumentation for radiosurgery and stereotactic RT.
4) Brachytherapy - design of devices for AFL. Safety features in RT. QA - operational stability and long-term stability testing.
5) Radiotherapy planning. Fundamentals of metrological procedures applied in radiotherapy. Current legislation relating to radiotherapy.

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Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Farr, R. F., Allisy R. P. J.: Physics of Medical Imaging, Scunders, London 1997
Meredith, W. J., Massey, J., B.: Fundamental Physics of Radiology. Elsevier, 1984. eBook ISBN: 9781483284354.
GREENE, D., WILIAMS, P.C Linear Accelerators for Radiation Therapy. CRC Press, 1997, ISBN 9780750304764.
KARZMARK, C. J., MORTON, R. J. A Primer on Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy. ISBN: 9780944838662.
KARZMARK, C. J., NUNAN, C. S., TANABE E Medical Electron Accelerators. McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0071054102.
KHAN, F. M. The Physics of Radiation Therapy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010. ISBN 0781788560, 978-0781788564
KOLEKTIV AUT. Principy a praxe radiační ochrany. [1. vyd.] Praha : Azin CZ, 2000. ISBN 80-238-3703-6.
PETERA, J. Moderní radioterapeutické metody V. díl- Brachyterapie. IVPZ Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7013-266-3.
SPURNÝ A KOL. Moderní radioterapeutické metody VI. Díl - Základy radioterapie. IVPZ, 1999. ISBN 80-7013-267-1.
Recommended Reading:
Hill, D., R.: Principles of Diagnostic X-Ray Apparatus,London : Macmillan. ISBN 0333177312.
Thompson,T., T. M. D.: A Practical Approach to Modern Imaging Equipment. Little Brown & Co; Subsequent edition. ISBN-13: 978-0316841948.
Hruby, W. Digital (r)evolution in radiology. Springer Wien, 2001. ISBN 3-211-83410-9.
Nekula, J., Heřman, M., Vomáčka, J., Köcher, M. Radiologie. Universita Palackého Olomouc, 2005. ISBN 80-244-0672-1.
Šmoranc, P. Rentgenová technika v lékařství. SPŠE Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-85438-19-4.
Drastich, A. Tomografické zobrazovací systémy. VUT Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2788-4.
Nekula, J., Chmelová, J. Vybrané kapitoly z konvenční radiologie. OU ZSF Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-7368-057-2.
Ferda, J. Výpočetní tomografie. Galén Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0567-8.
Chudáček, Z. Radiodiagnostika. Grada, 2000. ISBN 80-7169-689-7.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51