Course Title

Biophysics/ Biomedical Physics

Course Number

7108101

Instructor Name

جهاد الشنطي

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

First Semester 4
Summer Semester 3
Second Semester 3
First Semester 3
Second Semester 2
First Semester 2
Summer Semester 1
Second Semester -1

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

Applications of physical sciences in medical technology are the main field of this course. Topics include bio-mechanics, sound and hearing, pressure and motion of fluids, electricity and magnetism in the body, optics and the eye, and demonstrate the concept of radiation and how to utilize it in therapy, explain radiation safety, in addition to provide students the physical principle of different medical instrument as CT, PET, X-ray, MEG, ECG,EEG

A) Knowledge and understanding

Define the nerve cells and pulse generation

Demonstrate Understanding of the concept of ECG,EEG and MEG.

Acquire knowledge about structure Eye anatomy, defect in vision and lens

Describe hearing and the ear structure.

Distinguish between ionizing and nonionizing radiation

Demonstrate knowledge of the physical concepts of radiation.

Classify the different types of radiation

Know about radioisotopes and their application in medicine

Describe physical principle of PET scan.

B) Technical skills.

Identify type of physical forces that hold the macromolecules .

Identify the physical mechanism of generation and transmitting the electrical signals in neurons.

Solve physics problems and differentiate the physical mechanisms operating biological systems, including circulatory system, and hearing systems

Differentiate between normal and up normal reading of ECG

C) General transferable skills

Search internet data base for diagnostic hypertension , myopia , modern technology used in patients diagnostic

Independent learning

Franklin, Kirsten (2010): Introduction to Biological Physics for the health and life sciences, 1st Edition, Wiley.

 Physics in Biology and Medicine, Paul Davidovit, 3^rd edition

Neuroscience: exploring the brain, Chapter 19, Mark F. Bear, 3^rd edition

The oxford handbook of functional brain imaging in neuropsychology, Chapter 2,  Andrew C. Papanicolaou, 2017

The Only EKG Book you`ll ever need, M. S. Thaler, 5th edition