LABORATORY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING WITH IONIZING RADIATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: B M E/MED PHYS 580 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the physical components of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize the operation and clinical uses of these imaging systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Test and analyze the performance characteristics of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Investigate factors that affect image quality and patient dose in x-ray imaging systems involving their use and design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply investigative thinking to the solution of image problems and artifacts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply what has been learned to their current research project Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the physical components of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize the operation and clinical uses of these imaging systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Test and analyze the performance characteristics of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Investigate factors that affect image quality and patient dose in x-ray imaging systems involving their use and design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply investigative thinking to the solution of image problems and artifacts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply what has been learned to their current research project Audience: Graduate