Individual course details
Study programme			General physics, Applied and computer physics
Chosen research area (module)
Nature and level of studies			Basic academic studies
Name of the course			Application of ionizing radiation in medicine
Professor (lectures)			Miloš Vićić
Professor/associate (examples/practical)			Miloš Vićić
Professor/associate (additional)
ECTS		2	Status (required/elective)	required
Access requirements
Aims of the course	Introductory course in the application of the ionizing radiation in medical diagnostics and radiation therapy.
Learning outcomes	Upon the successful course completion students should have a basic knowledge about the application of the ionizing radiation  in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy.  Students should learn about the interaction mechanisms between biological systems and the ionizing radiation. Introduction to modern imaging and therapeutic equipment.
Contents of the course
Lectures	Interaction mechanisms between the ionizing radiation and matter. Foundations of dosimetry. Diagnostic  x-ray equipment. Fourier back-projection and the CT image reconstruction. Basics of nuclear medicine. Position Emission Tomography (PET) diagnostics. Medical linear accelerators. Dosimetry of teletherapy equipment. Brachytherapy sources and dosimetry. Basics of the radiation safety physics.
Examples/ practical classes	Homework assignements, Practical demonstrations on the premises of Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia
Recommended books
1	E. B. Podgorsak, Radiation Oncology Physics, International Atomic Energy Agency
2	Miloš Vićić, Osnovi fizike radijacione terapije, Fizički fakultet, Beograd, 2014
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Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures	Examples&practicals		Student project	Additional
Teaching and learning methods
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework		mark	examination	mark
coursework		10	written examination	20
practicals			oral examination	40
papers
presentations		30