Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques

Introduction to Atomic Physics and Radioactivity Radioactivity and alpha, beta, and gamma decays with examples Quantities of the radiation field: particle fluence (spherical and planar), fluence rate and particle flux, radiant energy, energy fluence rate, radiant energy intensity Dosimetric quantities: kerma, exposure, absorbed dose, relative biological effectiveness (RBE), LET and RBE, equivalent absorbed dose Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: basic physical principles, radiofrequency coils, relaxation times, spin echo sequence and other sequence examples PET (Positron Emission Tomography): basic physical principles, instrumentation description and detection mechanism with examples SPECT and CT (Computed Tomography): basic physical principles, X-ray sources and detectors Mammography tube: basic physical principles and examples of instrumentation

Lecture notes prepared by the Instructor Textbook: “Elementi di Fisica Biomedica”, 2nd Edition, EdiSES, Authors: D. Scannicchio, E. Giroletti