Fundamentals of biomedical imaging

The course is aimed at providing students with:
- the fundamental elements of electromagnetic phenomena, nuclear physics, radioactivity and their interaction with matter;
- a general understanding of the biological effects of radiations;
- a general understanding of the working principles of the main diagnostic imaging techniques.

At the end of the course, students are expected to:
- know the main physical principles regarding electromagnetic waves, electric current, light propagation, interaction of light with matter;
- understand the principles at the basis of light perception;
- know the fundamental principles of nuclear physics and radioactivity;
- understand the interaction of electromagnetic waves and ionizing radiations with the human body;
- be able to describe the working principles underlying the main diagnostic imaging techniques.