FYS9762 – Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course gives an introduction to imaging modalities based on ionizing radiation, with a focus on medical diagnostics. This includes different forms of x-ray equipment, CT, gamma cameras/SPECT, and PET. An overview of the technological basis for the scanners and the fundamentals of image formation will be given. Selected examples of applications will also be presented. Methods for measurements and calculations of absorbed doses and image quality are included in the course.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you should:
- understand basic principles for image formation and image reconstruction for imaging modalities using ionizing radiation.
- have knowledge of the technological fundamentals for the equipment.
- have knowledge of different applications.
- be able to calculate absorbed doses.
- have knowledge of different methods for measurements of doses and image quality.
- understand the basic principles for optimization with respect to radiation doses and image quality.
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Recommended previous knowledge
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with FYS4762 – Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation.
- 5 credits overlap with FYS4760 – Fysikk i medisinsk røntgendiagnostikk (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FYS9760 – Physics in medical x-ray diagnostics (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FYS4761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques.
- 5 credits overlap with FYS9761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques.
Teaching
The teaching is given over a period of five to six weeks.
- 20 lectures
- 6 hours of group work
Mandatory assignments that must be approved before you can take the final exam:
- Submission of three mandatory reports (valid for three years after approval).
- Oral presentation of one of the mandatory reports.
- Peer review of the report of another fellow student on the course, which must be submitted.
Digital participation in the course will be made possible.
Examination
- Final oral examination which counts 100 % towards the final grade. The final exam is arranged immediately after the period of intensive teaching is finished.
This course has mandatory exercises that must be approved before you can sit the final exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS4761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques, FYS4762 – Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation, FYS9761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed exam at the beginning of the next semester.
New examinations are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.
We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.