19E064PLM - Laser Application in Medicine
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Laser Application in Medicine | |||
Acronym | 19E064PLM | |||
Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
Module | Physical Electronics - Biomedical and Environmental Engineering, Physical Electronics - Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Physical Electronics - Nanoelectronics and Photonics | |||
Type of study | bachelor academic studies | |||
Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 6.0 | Status | elective | |
Condition | none | |||
The goal | Introduces students to the basic physical laws of quantum generators and laser systems. Introduction to modeling of laser interaction, the fundamentals of measurement techniques in laser medicine and diagnosis, dosimetry, and protection. Design and optimization of medical lasers. | |||
The outcome | Students are capable of calculating laser parameters for specific applications. Familiarity with measurement techniques, present and future laser applications. Insight into biological tissue complexity. Self-consciousness on laser hazard and the importance of radiation protection. | |||
Contents | ||||
URL to the subject page | http://nobel.etf.bg.ac.rs/studiranje/kursevi/of4plm/ | |||
Contents of lectures | An introduction to laser physics and an overview of the construction of the basic medical lasers. Interactions of laser radiation with organic material (photochemical, photothermal, photoablation, plasma-induced ablation, and photodisruption). Selected applications in medicine. Laser safety. Future trends. | |||
Contents of exercises | Solving selected problems on laser beam shaping, beam evolution due to interaction with biological material, effects of laser radiation on tissue, and calculation of relevant parameters of laser safety. | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
3 | 2 | |||
Methods of teaching | lectures, problem-solving classes, demonstrations | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | Test paper | 55 | ||
Practical lessons | Oral examination | |||
Projects | ||||
Colloquia | 45 | |||
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