Radiation Protection and Medical Applications
Module MEMA-STRB002
This module handbook serves to describe contents, learning outcome, methods and examination type as well as linking to current dates for courses and module examination in the respective sections.
Basic Information
MEMA-STRB002 is a semester module in English language at Master’s level which is offered in winter semester.
This Module is included in the following catalogues within the study programs in physics.
- Focus Area Imaging in M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
- Catalogue of non-physics elective courses
| Total workload | Contact hours | Credits (ECTS) |
|---|---|---|
| 180 h | 75 h | 6 CP |
Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions
Content
- Epidemiological evidence of long-term health effects in population cohorts exposed to radiation in medicine, occupation and nuclear accidents and in particular the Japanese Atom-bomb survivors.
- History of radiation protection and the international organizations involved in setting standards of radiation protection
- Introduction into concepts, dose specification and risk/benefit balance. Legal regulations of radiation protection
- Introduction into radiological procedures in the diagnosis and therapy of diseases and the associated radiation exposures. Risk/benefit in radiation therapy and diagnosis.
- Applications of reactor neutrons in medicine and biomedical research
- Demonstrations of the function of hardware used in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.
- Diagnostic concepts in nuclear medicine based on the tracer method and its application in oncological and non-oncological questions
- History of radiation protection and the international organizations involved in setting standards of radiation protection
- Introduction into concepts, dose specification and risk/benefit balance. Legal regulations of radiation protection
- Introduction into radiological procedures in the diagnosis and therapy of diseases and the associated radiation exposures. Risk/benefit in radiation therapy and diagnosis.
- Applications of reactor neutrons in medicine and biomedical research
- Demonstrations of the function of hardware used in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.
- Diagnostic concepts in nuclear medicine based on the tracer method and its application in oncological and non-oncological questions
Learning Outcome
After participating in module 2 of the TUM MSc Radiation Biology students acquire the competence
- to understand the indications of the different radiological imaging methods and the associated radiation exposures of the patients and the technical and anatomical factors which influence exposure,
- to understand and apply the rules and regulations of occupational radiation protection and of radiation protection of the general population and patients undergoing diagnostic or interventional procedures involving radiation.
- to understand the indications of the different radiological imaging methods and the associated radiation exposures of the patients and the technical and anatomical factors which influence exposure,
- to understand and apply the rules and regulations of occupational radiation protection and of radiation protection of the general population and patients undergoing diagnostic or interventional procedures involving radiation.
Preconditions
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Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature
Courses and Schedule
| Type | SWS | Title | Lecturer(s) | Dates | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO | 4 | Lecture Radiation Protection and Medical Applications |
Bartzsch, S.
Ganter, C.
Karampinos, D.
Kessel, C.
Münch, S. … (insgesamt 11)
Responsible/Coordination: Combs, S. Assistants: Scheidhauer, K. |
Tue, 13:00–14:30, 51.0.52 Tue, 15:00–16:30, 51.0.52 |
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| SE | 1 | Seminar Radiation Protection and Medical Applications | Dobiasch, S. Münch, S. Mustafa, M. Pfeiffer, D. Schmid, T. |
Thu, 10:30–11:30 Tue, 17:00–18:00 and singular or moved dates |
Learning and Teaching Methods
The module consists of lectures, demonstrations, seminars and tutorials. Teaching is performed as an integrated program of organ specific blocks. 15 hours will be dedicated to radiation protection, 45 hours will be dedicated to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation oncology, 15 hours to seminars. The fundamentals of radiation protection (historical and current), the effect of radiation and the use of radiation in medicine (Nuclear medicine, Radiology and Radiooncology) will be taught in a constitutive block of lectures of 1-2 weeks. The lectures with focus on medicine will be supplemented by demonstrations in clinical diagnostics and therapy to clarify the useful application of radiation. In the seminars, both examples of radiation protection and medical applications of radiation will be presented and discussed.
Media
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Literature
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Module Exam
Description of exams and course work
The written module examination tests whether the competences described above have been achieved by requesting the answer in free text to questions related to radiation protection issues in specific aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology. Duration: 120 min.
Exam Repetition
The exam may be repeated at the end of the semester.