12174 (v.2) Medical Physics 131

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	6.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Production of X-rays. Radiation protection. Vectors. Electromagnetic radiation. Bremsstrahlung radiation. Attenuation of X-rays. Beam quality. Interaction of X-rays with matter. Scattering. Radiation detectors. Gas filled detectors. Solid state detectors. Other detectors. Dosimetry. Dead time. Triboelectricity. Electric fields due to point charge. Potential difference. Electrostatic problems in radiography. Magnetic field. Magnetic effects of electric current. Motors and generators. Dielectric and magnetic materials. Mathematics - Functions, Derivatives, Integration (applications and techniques), Differential equations.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2003 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y