| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview of Imaging Imaging Radiation | Bushberg. Chapters 1-2. |
| 2 | Interactions of Radiation with Matter | Bushberg. Chapter 3. |
| 3 | X-ray Generation and Planar Imaging | Bushberg. Chapter 5-6. |
| 4 | X-ray CT Overview | Bushberg. Chapter 13. |
| 5 | Fourier Transforms and Convolution | Cho, et al. Chapter 2.1. |
| 6 | Central Slice Theorem and Projection/Reconstruction | Cho, et al. Chapter 3. |
| 7 | Class Demo: X-ray CT | |
| 8 | Application: Quantitative Anatomy from CT | Class handout |
| 9 | Tracers for Nuclear Imaging | Bushberg. Chapters 18-19. |
| 10 | Nuclear Imaging Detectors and Cameras | Bushberg. Chapters 20-21. |
| 11 | Principles of PET and SPECT | Bushberg. Chapters 22. |
| 12 | Application: Binding Measurements with PET | Phelps. Chapter 2. |
| 13 | Application: Functional Imaging using FDG Uptake | Phelps. Chapter 7. |
| 14 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Physics I | Bushberg. Chapter 14. |
| 15 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Physics II | Bushberg. Chapter 14. |
| 16 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging I | Bushberg. Chapter 15. |
| 17 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging II | Bushberg. Chapter 15. |
| 18 | MRI Contrast Agents | Lauffer review |
| 19 | Application: BOLD Effect in Functional MRI | Class handout |
| 20 | Application: Neural Fiber Tracking with MRI | Class handout |
| 21 | Class Demo: MRI | |
| 22 | Diffuse Optical Tomography I | Class handout |
| 23 | Diffuse Optical Tomography II | Class handout |
| 24 | Optical Molecular Imaging | Class handout |
| 25 | Final Presentations |
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Required Textbook
Bushberg, Jerrold T., J. Anthony Seibert, Edwin M. Leidholdt, Jr., and John M. Boone. The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 9780683301182.
Additional Readings
Cho, Z. H., Joie P. Jones, and Manbir Singh. Foundations of Medical Imaging. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1993. ISBN: 9780471545736.
Phelps, Michael E. PET: Molecular Imaging and Its Biological Applications. New York, NY: Springer, 2004. ISBN: 9780387403595.
Readings by Session