Essay topics

You will have seven weeks (November 2 - December 21) to complete this written task.

Deadline: December 22, 2015

The maximum score: 30 points

What you are to do:

In about 1000 words, you are to write an essay about which physical laws and principles are used in medicine and how and why the use of medical physics has implications that must be considered before making decisions about adopting it in human medicine. 

In writing your essay, the following points can be used as a guide:  

• Can you explain how medical physics is applied in the delivery of human health care.  Here you can explain the science involved.
• Can you explain some of the benefits and limitations of this application of science?. In other words, what problems has medical physics been able to solve and what problems remain unfixed?
• Do you present all the information appropriately using symbolic and/or visual representation accurately according to the task? In other words, please include at least three properly referenced images. The reference goes under the image. These must be referred to in the body of your essay. In other words, don't just put in a pretty picture. It must be relevant to your writing.
• Do you acknowledge sources of information appropriately? This is also necessary for images you use. You must include at least three annotated references.

Simply copying from the Internet or books is not permitted.

The antiplagiat program will be used to confirm originality.

How you are to do it:

An essay of about 1000 words, double spaced, 12 point Arial font.  Please include some diagrams.

Note in the preceding criteria: 

State is defined as “To give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.”

Describe is defined as “to give a detailed account”

Discuss is defined as “To give an account including, where possible, a range of arguments for and against, the relative importance of various factors and comparisons of alternative hypotheses.”

Explain is defined as “to give a clear account including causes and reasons or mechanisms.”

How it will be marked:

Note in the preceding criteria: 

Scientific Language is defined as scientific terminology, vocabulary, symbolic language, units of measure.

Themes:

1. Physics of Radiation Therapy
2. Radiation Dosimetry
3. Applied Radiobiology
4. Radiation Safety
5. Physics of Medical Imaging
6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 
7. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Biochemistry and Medicine
8. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Biochemistry and Medicine
9. Physical Princeples of Electrocardiography
10. Physical Princeples of Electrophoresis. Iontophoresis
11. Radiology
12. Ultrasound Diagnostics
13. Computed Tomography
14. Optical Biopsy
15. Using Nanoparticles in Medicine
16. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
17. Infrared spectroscopy
18. Fluorescent Methods in Medicine
19. Laser Surgery. Laser scalpel. Laser correction of vision
20. Ultrasound Surgery
21. Doppler Sonography
22. Optical Microscopy in Biology and Medicine
23. Positron emission tomography (PET)