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Physics of Medical Equipment and Nanotechnology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:13.05.2020 16:06:12
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FK_066 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Physics; The Physics of Solids | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kaspars Kaprāns | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Physics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, 1st floor, Rooms 147 a and b, fizika rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061539 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 30 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 30 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 30 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 30 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of physics, mathematics and anatomy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students, who plan to work with nanomedicine and modern medical equipment, with an introduction to nanomedicine technology and basics of medical equipment. To give this introduction within the context of macro and nano-scale processes occurring in a human body, physics, nanoscience and nanotechnology. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to current issues in nanomedicine. Nanomedicine and medical nanoscience. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Differences between classical medicine and nanotechnology medicine. Processes at the nanoscale. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Ultrasound and its principles of physical exposure. Applications in diagnosis and therapy. Activation of nanopharmaceuticals by ultrasound. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Optical interactions with living tissue. Specifics of absorption and scattering in tissues. Pulse oximetry. Photoplethysmography methods for determination of heart rate, blood supply and blood pressure. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Electromagnetic oscillations. Medical optics. Advantages of optical instruments. Endoscopy principle. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Lasers, their construction and working principle. Applications in diagnosis and therapy. Use of nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Nanorobots and smart nanoassemblers. Their possibilities in medical diagnostics and therapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Quantum dots for optical imaging. Principle of thermography. Use of nanoparticles in thermography. Electrocardiography. Electroencephalography. Electromyography. Electrooculography. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Ionizing radiation. X-rays and their interaction with tissues. Application of X-rays in diagnosis and therapy. Gamma scintigraphy. Nanodosimetry Betatron. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Magnetism in medicine. Magnetic nanoparticles for medical imaging. Nanodiagnostics. Equipment for magnetic resonance. Magnetocardiography. Magnetoencephalography. Magnetooculography. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Development and importance of nanomedicine. Opportunities in medical therapy and diagnostics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Classification of nanomaterials. Nanoparticles. Application of nanoparticles in tumour diagnostics and therapy. Nanotoxicity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Doppler principle. Dopplerography and ultrasonoscopy. Application of nanomedicine for dopplerography and other methods for use of ultrasound. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Principle of optical tomography. Optical coherence tomography. Electrical impedance tomography. Selective visualisation using quantum dots. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Nanoelectrodes. Nanogels for enhancement of electrical conductivity. Recording of signals from cells using carbon nanotubes. Nanomedicine ethics. Nano security and regulations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Linearly and circularly polarised light. Its use in therapy. Optical nanoscopes and nanocapsules. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Optical fluorescence diagnosis: basic principles and clinical applications in oncology, cardiology and dentistry. Quantum dots for optical imaging. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Nanotechnology for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Tissue transplantation. Development of 3D printing technology. Nanotechnology opportunities and challenges in telemedicine. Communication and data analysis issues in the use of nanoparticles. Nanobiosensors. Nanopharmacy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Use of X-ray in diagnosis and therapy. Acquiring an image at the nano scale. Nanostructured contrast agents. Conventional computer tomography. Positron-electron annihilation tomography. Single photon emission computer tomography. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Principle of nuclear magnetic resonance. Application of iron oxide nanoparticles for selective MRI image acquisition. Nanoethics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Each student gives a presentation which must include gathering information and outlining their findings to demonstrate understanding of the use of nanotechnology in medicine and medical equipment. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Ability to independently accomplish tasks and carry out practical laboratory works will be tested. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Understand and properly use terminology of nanomedicine and medical equipment; identify current challenges of nanotechnology in medicine; describe modern nanomedicine procedures, explain the structure and operating principles of related medical equipment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Practically work with nanomaterials, medical equipment, perform classical and nano-medical procedures, interpret their results; compare the pros and cons of nanomedicine and classic medicine methods, analyse risks and opportunities for selection of a method. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Recognise physical phenomena, modern nanomaterials and their effects on the human body and explain their use in nanomedicine; evaluate the current situation in nanomedicine, predict its development directions; create ideas for successful application of nanotechnology in medicine, with the potential to develop future nanomedicine methods. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hornyak G.L., Tibbals H.F., Dutta J., Moore J.J. Introduction to Nanoscience &technology, CRC PRESS, 2009 (978-1-4200-4779-0) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Briel, M. Reinhardt, M. Mäurer, P. Hauff; Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 2005 Wiley-VCH, p. 1301 | ||||||||
| 2 | Modern Biopharmaceuticals. Edited by J. Knäblein, 2005 Wiley-VCH VerlagGmbH&Co. KGaA, Weinheim, ISBN: 3-527-31184-X | ||||||||
