This laboratory-based course introduces students to the devices and techniques used to perform simple tests on the human body. Students will perform experiments that use the principles of physics to measure and analyze the physical, electrical, optical and acoustic properties of bone, heart, muscles, eyes, and ears. . This will be followed by a research project designed to test the skills garnered from the experiments along with the theory discussed in PHYS2291.
The course will consist of six laboratory exercises and a research project. The laboratory exercises are:
A research project related to the Level 2 medical physics courses will be assigned. The project content will involve the use of techniques in physics to investigate the effects of a variety of phenomena on the human body (for example, the medical implications of radiation of mobile phones and cell towers).
The course assessment will be conducted as follows.
| One 2-hour in-course practical examination | 30% |
| Six laboratory reports of equal weighting | 30% |
| One written project report (20%) and individual oral presentation (20%) | 40% |
Students will be expected to satisfy the examiners in each component.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Prescribed:
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