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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry |
| Grao en Podoloxía |
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| Radiology and Radiation Protection |
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| Identifying Data | 2018/19 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Radiology and Radiation Protection | Code | 750G02014 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Second | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1.-PHYSICS OF RADIATIONS | 1-A: Atomic structure: Atomic structure. Atomic nuclei and radioactivity. Electromagnetic waves 1-B: Interaction of radiation with matter. Ionizing radiation: Concept and classification. X-rays: nature, production. Absorption of ionizing radiation. Interaction of photons with matter. 1-C: Magnitudes and Radiological Units |
| 2.-X-RAY EQUIPMENT | 2-A: The X-ray tube 2-B: Devices associated with the X-ray tube 2-C: Characteristics of the radiation produced by the X-ray tube 2-D: Imaging systems |
| 3.-CONVENTIONAL RADIODIAGNOSTIC FOUNDATIONS | 3-A: Geometry of the radiological image 3-B: Radiological densities: references and units of measurement 3-C: Physical Basis of X-ray 3-D: Radiological techniques and projections |
| 4.-DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF RADIATIONS | 4-A: Fundamentals of Radiation Detection 4-B: Dosimetry of ionizing radiation 4-C: Quality control of X-ray facilities |
| 5.-RADIOBIOLOGY | 5-A: Mechanisms of action of radiation. Cellular response 5-B: Total systemic and organic response to radiation 5-C: Effects of radiation |
| 6.-RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION | 6-A: General radiological protection criteria 6-B: Operational radiological protection 6-C: Radiological specific protection in radiodiagnosis: general aspects 6-D: Particular aspects of the protection of patients and operating personnel in different radiodiagnostic units 6-E: Quality assurance in radiodiagnostic facilities |
| 7.-LEGISLATION ON RADIODIAGNOSTIC INSTALLATIONS | 7-A: General legal aspects and administration 7-B: Legal and administrative aspects at the national level. Technical and administrative management of facilities and personnel. Guidelines and standards at European level. |
| 8.-IMAGING DIAGNOSIS | 8-A: Radiology: Conventional Radiology. CT scan. Digital Radiology. 8-B: Ultrasound. Doppler 8-C: Magnetic Resonance 8-D: Nuclear Medicine 8-E: Methods of support in diagnostic imaging |
| 9.-THERAPEUTIC INSTRUMENTATION | 9-A: Interventional Radiology 9-B: Ultrasound |
| 10.-RADIODIAGNOSIS IN PODOLOGY | 10-A: Radiological anatomy of the foot and lower limb 10-B: Basic projections of the foot and lower limb 10-C: Other radiological projections of the foot and lower limb 10-D: Other imaging techniques in podiatry |
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