TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Aykut Erdamar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn fundamentals of X-Ray and digital radiography 2) Learn quality control methods in conventional, fluoroscopic and mammographic X-ray systems 3) Learn properties of film and screen, darkroom and their quality control methods 4) Learn the radiation dose measurement techniques in diagnostic radiology 5) Learn the irradiation techniques that reduce the radiation dose
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Fundamentals of Digital Image, Image Transformations, Image Enhancement, Restoration, Segmentation, Fusing, Image Generation in Computed Tomography, Multislice Tomography, Flat Detector Technology, Positron Propagation Technology, Advanced Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems (K-Space, Phase and Frequency Coding, Image Creation Methods), Image Processing in Nuclear Medicine, Noise Reduction in Nuclear Medicine Images, Color Flow Imaging, Clinical Tomography, Archiving of Medical Image, DICOM-3 Standard, WEB-based Image Transmission, Compression of Medical Images
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Conventional X-ray systems 2nd Week Fluoroscopic X-ray systems 3rd Week Mammographic X-ray systems 4th Week Performance measurement and quality control methods in conventional X-ray systems 5th Week Performance measurement and quality control methods in Fluoroscopic systems 6th Week Performance measurement and quality control methods in mammographic systems 7th Week Properties of film-screen and darkroom techniques 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Darkroom quality control methods 10th Week Patient dosimeter measurement techniques in diagnostic radiology 11th Week Patient dosimeter measurement techniques in diagnostic radiology 12th Week Dose calculation 13th Week Irradiation techniques that reduce the radiation dose 14th Week Irradiation techniques that reduce the radiation dose 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Introduction to Medical Imaging Physics, Engineering and Clinical Applications. Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering. Nadine Barrie Smith, Andrew Webb. 2010 Quality Assurance Workbook for Radiographers and Radiological Technologists, P. J. Lloyd, World Health Organization Quality Control in Diagnostic Imaging, 1983, Joel E. Gray.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 72 72 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 2 3 6 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 24 24 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 96 96 Homework 1 24 24 Total Workload 288 Total Workload / 30 9,6 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No