FYS9761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques
Course description
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
- 5 credits overlap with FYS4761 – CT- and X-ray Diagnostic Techniques.
- 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 FYS4762 – Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation.
- 5 credits overlap with FYS9762 – Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation.
Teaching
The teaching is given intensively over five weeks.
- 10 lectures
- Two mandatory reports has to be handed in. The reports will be assessed as approved/ not approved and are valid three years after approval.
Examination
- Final oral examination (counting 100%). The final exam will be held right after the teaching is finished.
The mandatory exercises must be approved before 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
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
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.