Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

ELT-63026 Physics and Engineering in Medical Therapy, 5 cr

Additional information

The course is lectured every second year. Not lectured during acacemic year 2013-2014.
Will not be lectured year 2013-2014

Person responsible

Juha Nousiainen

Requirements

Accepted seminar work and oral presentation, and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

Student can describe the essentials of normal and abnormal functioning of the main organs and vital systems of the body. Student can explain the physical interaction mechanisms of different types of energies with body tissues. Student can describe and compare different engineering solutions for treating different types of diseases or injuries of the body. Student can review the essentials of physical therapy methods.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Interaction mechanisms and biological effects of different types of energies used in medical therapy: Electric current, laser, ionizing radiation, and mechanical wave.     
2. Electro-therapeutical methods: Muscle, neuro-muscular, neural electrical stimulation.  Neural prostheses.   
3. Assisting and supporting devices: cardiovascular and pulmonary.     
4. Artificial organ technologies: kidney, liver, pancreas, lung, heart, blood, skin, limbs, vessels.  Stem cell technologies.   
5. Operative devices: electrosurgery, laser, radiotherapy, robotics.  Lithotripsy.   
6. Methods in physical therapy.  Rehabilitation engineering.   

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Biomedical Instrumentation, Technology and Applications   Khandpur, R.S.       Chapters: 25-35.   No    English  
Summary of lectures   Medical Therapy Devices   Nousiainen, J.         Yes    English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
ELT-63026 Physics and Engineering in Medical Therapy, 5 cr BME-2506 Physics and Engineering in Medical Therapy, 5 cr  

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