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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Module FISICA APPLICATA

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: GIUSEPPE STELLA

Expected Learning Outcomes

To know the basics for the study and development of physical methodologies (theoretical and experimental) necessary both for the description and understanding of living matter in the environmental, biological and medical context, and for the development and use of the instrumentation necessary for the control and detection of physical phenomena in the context of prevention. Radiation protection

Course Structure

Frontal lectures for all 2 CFU.

Cooperative teaching (student-teacher) by sharing teaching materials and multimedia aids. If the course is taught in a blended or distance learning mode, the necessary variations may be introduced with respect to what has been previously stated, in order to comply with the syllabus.

Required Prerequisites

Mathematics and Physics programmes topics for the admission test

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance at the course is normally compulsory (please refer to the Course Regulations).

Detailed Course Content

Elements of General Physics (5 hours): Physical quantities and measurements. Elements of mechanics and notions of Biomechanics. Elements of fluid mechanics and applications in biological systems. Electrical and bioelectric phenomena.

Waves and radiation (9 hours): Wave phenomena. Period and frequency. Amplitude and energy. Mechanical waves. Sound. Intensity of sound. Sound pressure and decibels. Isophonic curves. Ultrasound in medicine. Electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation in diagnostics and therapy. Diagnostics with X-rays. Law of radioactive decay. Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine. Radiotherapy. Biological effects of ionising radiation. Outlines of dosimetry and radiation protection. Examples and applications.

Textbook Information

Materials provided by the professor

Attix F.H., "Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry", Wiley, 2007

Scannicchio D. - Fisica Biomedica - EdiSES, Napoli 2013

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Elements of General PhysicsScannicchio D. - Fisica Biomedica - EdiSES, Napoli 2013Materials provided by the Professor
2Waves and radiationAttix F.H., "Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry", Wiley, 2007Materials provided by the Professor

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The examination consists of an oral interview on the course contents.

The criteria for the assessment: 1) relevance of the answers to the questions asked; 2) level of in-depth study of the contents exposed; 3) ability to connect with other topics covered in the programme.

The learning assessment may also be carried out online, should the conditions require it.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

The questions below do not constitute an exhaustive list but represent just a few examples:

·         Equivalent and effective dose

·         Biological effects of ionising radiation

·         Radiation in diagnostics and therapy

·         The law of radioactive decay

·         Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine

·         Dosimetric measurements