Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques

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Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: EMANUELE PIUZZI

Module 1:

Activity type: Scienze propedeutiche
SSD: FIS/07
Year: 1st year
Semester: 1st semester
CFU: 2
Hours distribution: 20 classroom hours
Lecturers: LUCIA GIULIANO

Module 2:

Activity type: Scienze propedeutiche
SSD: ING-INF/07
Year: 1st year
Semester: 1st semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 10 classroom hours
Lecturers: EMANUELE PIUZZI

Module 3:

Activity type: Scienze propedeutiche
SSD: MED/01
Year: 1st year
Semester: 1st semester
CFU: 2
Hours distribution: 20 classroom hours
Lecturers: Gabriele Masselli

Module 4:

Activity type: Scienze biomediche
SSD: BIO/10
Year: 1st year
Semester: 1st semester
CFU: 2
Hours distribution: 20 classroom hours
Lecturers: MONICA MISCHITELLI

Learning outcomes

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Knowledge of measurement basics
Knowledge of basic electrical quantities and ability to perform their mesurement
Basic knowledge on semiconductors and related devices
Basic knowledge on radiation detectors

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Prerequisites

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Required: basic notions of mathematics
Important: knowldge of basic electrical and magnetic quantities
Useful: basics of probability and random variables

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Programme

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Basics of metrology
Measurement units and the International System of Units
Measurement standards
Experiments with a caliper
Error contributions in a measurement
Trueness, precision and accuracy
Random variables and probability
Expectation, variance and standard deviation
Standard uncertainty, uncertainty propagation, expanded uncertainty
Conformity assessment and measurement uncertainty
Electrical and magnetic field, voltage and current
Voltage and current measurement
Resistance, Ohm's law, resistors, resistance measurement
Capacitance, capacitor, capacitive reactance, capacitance measurement
Inductance, inductor, inductive reactance, inductance measurement
Active and reactive power
Kirchhoff's laws
Series and shunt resistors, resistive divider, charging a capacitor
Harmonic components of a signal
Signal filtering: low-pass, high-pass and band-pass filters
Semiconductors and their doping
The p-n junction and the junction diode
MOSFET transistor
Photodiode
Photocathode
Scintillators
Photomultiplier tube

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Bibliography

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Lessons mode

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Classroom lectures and laboratory activities

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Attending lessons is compulsory.

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Exam mode

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The examination consists of a multiple choice test.

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Example exam questions

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