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2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PH 3240 - Physics of Medical Imaging

(3)
Spring semester of odd-numbered calendar year

This course will focus on the physics and math of health care instrumentation. Topics may include: electrical stimulation, EKG, EEG, laser surgery, medical imaging (MRI, CAT, X-Ray, ultrasound, etc.), and application of 2D and 3D vector analy sis of human movement to video. In this course, students will learn about the physics and math involved in how these diagnostic and therapeutic instruments work (not how to use them in practice), as well as the analysis of data produced by these instruments.

Concurrent: MT 1800 - Calculus I .
Prerequisite: PH 1750 /PH 1760  or PH 2900 /PH 2910 .