Module ME4040-KP04, ME4040
Quantenphysik der medizinischen Diagnostik und Therapie (QDT)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each winter semester
Credit points
4
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master MES 2020, optional subject, medical engineering science
- Master MES 2014, optional subject, medical engineering science
- Master MES 2011, advanced curriculum, imaging systems, signal and image processing
- Master CLS 2010, optional subject, mathematics
Classes and lectures:
- Quantenphysik der medizinischen Diagnostik und Therapie (seminar, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 60 hours private studies
- 35 hours in-classroom work
- 25 hours exam preparation
Contents of teaching:
- Uncertainty and metrology
- Elementary particles in medical technology
- Schrödinger equation: electrons in the wave picture
- Quantum mechanical foundations of electron, atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopy
- Quantum mechanical effects in magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
- Radiotherapy: cross sections, proton and ion therapy; Interactions between radiation field and matter
- Quantum statistics in the nuclear medical diagnostics
- Infrared imaging and Planck's radiation law
- Synchrotron radiation in diagnosis and therapy
- Semiconductor detectors for biomedical imaging
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Students are able to explain the role of various quantum-mechanical processes in medical diagnostics and therapy.
- They can explain a number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, for which the understanding of quantum mechanics is important.
- They can name the pros and cons of competing procedures in radiotherapy.
- They can use the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics to explain basic effects.
Grading through:
- Oral examination
Responsible for this module:
Literature:
- is selected individually :
Language:
- German and English skills required
Notes:
Prerequisites for attending the module:- None
Prerequisites for the exam:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the initial examination.
Last Updated:
05.09.2021