Medicine and Surgery HT

1. Review basic concepts of EM fields 2. Electrical properties of biological tissues 3. Classification of EM field sources 4. What is bioelectromagnetic interaction 5. Induced fields in biological tissues 6. Electromagnetic dosimetry 7. Definition and quantification of SAR 8. Protection regulations 9. Case study 1: MRI in implantable device recipients 10. Exam simulation

Basic knowledge of EM fields

Lecturer's handout and some reference review papers; all the material is available on the elearning website related to the course

Not mandatory but recommended

The exam consists of 4 written questions: two open-ended with description of the topic on which the question is based and two closed-ended multiple choice questions.

The teaching will be carried out by addressing the main topics in a serial manner and providing concrete examples linked to the clinical world. Different digital technologies for teaching will be integrated as far as possible.