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Syllabus:

Biomedical Engineering, 10 credits

The course is discontinued from 2023-03-29

Swedish name: Medicinsk teknik
This syllabus is valid: 2012-12-31 valid to 2016-01-03 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Course code: 5RA005
Credit points: 10
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Electronics: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Physics
Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2013-10-18

Contents

The course provides knowledge of technical applications for diagnostics and therapy in health care and basic knowledge of quality assurance and the special safety requirements applicable to the use of medical devices.
The course covers electrical signals from the heart and brain, signal analysis, electrical safety, pacemaker therapy, respiratory physiology, biosensors, implants, laser, ultrasound, intensive care and dialysis methods. Furthermore, basic atomic and nuclear physics, radioactive decay, ionizing radiation, X-ray tube, accelerators for radiotherapy, radiation detectors, gamma camera, radiation protection and imaging. The course includes mandatory laboratory work.
 
The course includes two modules
1. Theory, 7 credits
2. Laboratory Work, 3 credits

Required Knowledge

University: Mathematics 15 ECTS, Electronics 30 ECTS, and Introductory course in Medicine 5 ECTS, or corresponding.

Literature

The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.