Teaching Medical Physics

Note: These are the new 'Teaching Medical Physics' pages. The older content is still available via the archived website.

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The Teaching Medical Physics resources are designed for teaching 14-16 science using examples from medical physics.

The resources consist of seven sets of presentations, worksheets and teacher notes that complement the Institute of Physics 2011 schools lecture “From X-rays to Antimatter: The Science of Seeing Inside your Body”.

Pulse oximeters use red and infrared light to monitor pulse rate and the oxygenation of a patient’s blood

X-ray imaging utilises the ability of high frequency electromagnetic waves to pass through the body

Gamma cameras test the function of organs using gamma-rays emitted by radioactive material

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce an image

Ultrasound imaging systems uses piezoelectric transducers as source and detector

Electrocardiograms record the activity of the heart through electrodes placed on the patient’s skin

PET is a gamma imaging technique that uses radiotracers that emit positrons

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