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Biophysics

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Course Unit Code480-2480/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
480-2410Physics I
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HRA01Mgr. Ing. Kamila Hrabovská, Ph.D.
PEI0007Mgr. Pavlína Peikertová, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is a link between physics and chemistry on the one hand and biological sciences on the other. The content of the subject is aimed to the interdisciplinary bachelor's study preparing technicians-specialists for health care. The subject concentrates on the description of physical and chemical processes in living organisms, their qualitative and quantitative aspects, energy flows and conversion in living matter, and mutual interaction of living systems.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of the subject is the interpretation of physical phenomena in the field of medical physics. A student will learn the basic mechanisms of the effects of various physical factors on human health.
Course Contents
Syllabus of lectures:
1) Biology and physics
2) Introduction to the mechanics of the human body
3) Vibration and influence on a human organism, acoustics
4) Fluid Mechanics
5) Introduction to thermal, heat transfer, bioenergetics
6) Geometric optics, thermal radiation of bodies
7) Atomic physics, radioactivity
8) Electronic circuit
9) Bioadmitance, neurosensitivity
10) Impulsotherapy
11) Sensory, feedback
12) Nomograms, spectrograms
13) Expert system and new Trends - atomic Surgery

Syllabus of exercises:
Hemodynamics
Bioacoustics
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TREBUŇOVÁ, M., ŽIVČÁK, J.: Biophysics in biomedical engineering. I. Prešov: Technical University of Košice Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. ISBN 978-80-553-2848-5.
HOBBIE, Russell K. a Bradley John ROTH. Intermediate physics for medicine and biology. 4th ed. New York: Springer, c2007. ISBN 978-0-387-30942-2.

TREBUŇOVÁ, M., ŽIVČÁK, J.: Biofyzika pre biomedicínske inžiniersvo. I. Prešov: Strojnická fakulta Technickej univerzity v Košiciach, 2015. ISBN 978-80-89040-42-1.
TREBUŇOVÁ, M., ŽIVČÁK, J.: Zbierka úloh z biofyziky pre biomedicínske inžinierstvo. I. Prešov: Strojnická fakulta Technickej univerzity v Košiciach, 2017. ISBN 978-80-553-3104-1.
BENEŠ, JIRÁK, STRÁNSKÝ, VÍTEK.:Základy lékařské biofyziky, 2011, Karolinum, ISBN: 978-80-246-2034-3
STRÁNSKÝ a kol.: Základy biofyziky a výpočetní techniky pro studující lékařství (skripta), Cameron, 1994
BROWN, SMALLWOOD, BARBER,LAWFORD, HOSE.: Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Taylor and Francis Group, 1999
Recommended Reading:
NEWMAN, Jay.: Physics of the life sciences. New York: Springer, c2008. ISBN 978-0-387-77258-5.
BEVELACQUA, J.J.: Basic Health Physics: Problems and Solutions. Wiley, 2010, ISBN 9783527408238.
OTTOVÁ, LEITMANNOVÁ, A.: Základy biofyziky, Bratislava, Alfa, 1993
HRAZDIRA, Ivo a Vojtěch MORNSTEIN. Lékařská biofyzika a přístrojová technika. Brno: Neptun, 2001. ISBN 80-902896-1-4.
GLASER, R.: Biophysics, An Introduction. Springer. 2012. ISBN 978-3-642-25212-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51