Resident Physics Course
Section of Medical Physics
Medical College
of Georgia
Department
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Jerry
Allison, Ph.D. |
G. David, M.S. |
Z. J. Cao, Ph.D. |
Nathan Yanasak, |
Tom Hu, Ph.D. |
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Program Links
- AAPM Recommended Physics Curriculum
- MCG Physics Curriculum
- Expectations for Radiology Residents in Physics
- 2007 RSNA Radiation Biology Syllabus
Board Review Links
Basic X-Ray (GD):
o Production of X-Rays
o X-Ray Generators
- Basic Interactions Between X-Rays and Matter
- Attenuation of X-Rays
- Filters
- Beam Restrictors
- Grids
- Film/Screen Systems and Introduction to CR
- Physical Characteristics of Films
- Photographic Characteristics of Film
- Digital Fundamentals & Technologies
- Computed Radiography (CR), Digital Radiography (DR), & Digital Spots
- Fluoroscopic Imaging
- Viewing and Recording the Fluoroscopic Image
- The Radiographic Image
- Geometry of the Radiographic Image
- Conventional (Body Section) Tomography
- X-Ray Quality Control
- Shielding
- Computed
Tomography
Mammography (JA & GD):
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (JA & NY):
- History
- Basic Physical Principles
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Spin Echo Imaging
- Basic Imaging Methods
- K-Space
- Signal to Noise Ratio
- Contrast
- Contrast Agents
- Angiography
- Safety
- Artifacts
- System Overview
- Neuro Imaging
- Body Imaging
- Parallel Imaging
- Functional MRI
- Spectroscopy
- Modern Physics History
- Radiation Damage, Estimation, and Protection
- Introduction of Nuclear Medicine
- PET Imaging
- CT
Ultrasound (GD)
- Basic Principles
- Properties of Sound
- Attenuation of Sound
- Reflections
- The Ultrasound Scanner
- Ultrasound Image Formation
- Doppler
- Artifacts
- Beam Measurements
Artifacts
- Mammography Artifact Article
- MRI Artifact Article
- Mammography Artifacts (Allison)
- MRI Artifacts (Allison)
- Mammography, Radiography, CR, Ultrasound Artifacts (David )
- PET / SPECT / Nuclear Medicine / CT Artifacts (Cao)
Links of Interest to Residents
Professional Societies
· American Board of Radiology
· American College of Radiology
· American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Educational Links
George David Rad Science CT Lectures
- CT Overview
- Computers for CT
- Digital Arithmetic
- Digital Imaging
- General Principles of Tomography
- Data Acquisition
- Image Reconstruction
- Single-slice Spiral CT
- CT Scanner Components
- Image Manipulation
- CT Image Quality
- CT Dose
- Multi-slice CT
- CT Quality Control
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