Imaging Principles

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Decks in this class (19)

Introduction lecture (Monday 31th Oct)
What is the purpose of imaging bi...,
Name four requirements of imaging...,
For what can imaging biomarkers u...
8  cards
Role of imaging in personalized medicine
What is the current paradigm shif...,
What are the potential benefits o...,
The curent ineffectiveness of dru...
16  cards
Radiation dose, safety, and patient imaging with X-ray and CT (part 1)
What is the international commiss...,
What are the basic principles of ...,
What is the relation between risk...
14  cards
Radiation dose, safety, and patient imaging with X-ray and CT (part 2)
What is ionising radiation,
What is particle radiation or par...,
Explain in short how projectional...
16  cards
Radiation dose, safety, and patient imaging with X-ray and CT (part 3)
Describe the characteristics of c...,
What is a conebeam ct,
With ct the attenuation coefficie...
8  cards
Radiobiology
Why is radiotherapy for cancer pa...,
So what has to be taken into acco...,
How can the therapeutic window be...
28  cards
Medical aspects of radiotherapy
What is radiotherapy,
There are two types of radiation ...,
Name a specific type of internal ...
24  cards
MRI physics and real-time application
Explain how an mri works,
What is the definition of the fol...,
True or falsethe frequency of the...
20  cards
Pre-imaging for radiotherapy
Name the steps incorporated in th...,
What are inter fraction variation...,
What is the difference between a ...
22  cards
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
What kind of system is linac,
So linac is a special system that...,
What important structures are del...
14  cards
MRI contrast
What is the source of contrast in...,
Name things to take into consider...,
What is a problem in regard to mri
3  cards
Quiz MRI
True or false this is a t2 weight...,
The t1 of heart muscle is 850 ms ...,
True or false the amount of t1 we...
11  cards
fMRI
What is functional mri fmri,
Name differences of fmri and stan...,
For what can fmri be used for
9  cards
Physics of MRI in cancer (contrast enhancement, DWI)
Complete the sentencesdiffusion i...,
How would you identify the earlie...,
What determines the sensitivity f...
18  cards
PET physics for medical students (summary)
What is a positron,
What is positron emission beta pl...,
What is the definition of antipar...
15  cards
Immuno-PET in oncology
Where is the prognosis of breast ...,
What treatment options are there,
Pet makes use of radioactive suga...
6  cards
How to develop PET tracer
Name the 5 steps in the process o...,
What is a cyclotron used for,
What is a big challenge regarding...
14  cards
PET in prostate cancer
What is the role of imaging in pr...,
What are things to take into cons...,
What is hybrid imaging
10  cards
Quiz (self-made) about choice of imaging modalities
Which is the most common form of ...,
Why does bone appear white on x r...,
Which of these imaging techniques...
17  cards

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