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Topics in Medical Physics. Xiaoming Zheng, PhD. School of Dentistry and Health Sciences December 2009, Chengdu. Medical Physics at CSU. Major medical imaging modalities Physics in nuclear medicine Magnetic resonance imaging Physics in computed tomography Ultrasound physics
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Topics in Medical Physics Xiaoming Zheng, PhD. School of Dentistry and Health Sciences December 2009, Chengdu.
Medical Physics at CSU • Major medical imaging modalities • Physics in nuclear medicine • Magnetic resonance imaging • Physics in computed tomography • Ultrasound physics • Health physics.
Medical Physics Research Topics • Image reconstruction algorithms • Scatter and resolution corrections • Image quality assessment • Clinical image analysis • Computer aided diagnosis • Radiation Detectors
Problems in Dual Radionuclide Imaging: Scatter and Cross-talk
Image Registration Composite using intensity- based registration Composite using point- based registration
Radiation Dose Optimization in CT • Biological effect of ionizing radiation • Cancer rate vs radiation dose • Radiation dose reduction: image quality vs radiation dose • Technical parameters: kVp, mAs,
Computer Assisted Diagnosis • Provide second opinion to radiologists. • FDA approved systems include breast and lung cancer detections. • Image processing • Image data base • Artificial intelligence.
Radiation Detectors • Room temperature Semiconductor Detectors: Materials and mechanisms • Magnetic resonance coils designs.
Scintillator-based gamma camera Detector head (GE Medical Systems)
CZT / NaI comparison ELGEMS CZT pixilated small field imager Anger camera (NaI) Test image Thyroid phantom
Semiconductor - CZT g CdZnTe: Gamma rays create electron/hole pairs. The gamma energy level is proportional to the electrical current. X CdZnTe (CZT) E h + e -
New Imaging Systems • New detector technology. • Optical imaging: visible, ultraviolet, inferred. • Molecular imaging: PET, fMRI, Optical • Hybrid imaging systems. • T Herts imaging.
Thickness of tissue probed 30 mm 100mm 1mm 1cm 10cm l 400 nm 800 nm 1600 nm 10 mm 100 mm Confocal/ multi-photon microscopy Diffuse optical tomography Optical coherence tomography Thermography THz imaging
Medical Physics Topics? • Treatment of depression: Transcranial magnetic stimulation. • Killing of cancer cells: Electric field on biological molecules.