Physics of Medical Imaging

The course aims to provide the basic physical principles of biomedical images used in the medical application using ionizing radiation
(X-rays, artificial radioactivity) and non-ionizing (static magnetic fields, variables, and radiofrequency).
The contents of the course provide to understand the formation of medical images now widely spread both in the diagnostic field and in
the planning and verification for the execution of the treatments with linear accelerators for radiotherapy.
The physical quantities can describe the quality of the images produced and the most important imaging modalities currently available
with a focus on digital methods and systems using solid state detectors.
Recent developments are presenting imaging technologies defined as "hybrid": the main ones will be described
The final part of the course will briefly address the scenario of the use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging

At the end of the course the student will be able to understand the physical basis of the main application of physics in medicine for
diagnostic applications with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and understand the different physical natures of phenomena and have
criteria for assessing the quality of the image. Such knowledge allows him to know the basic elements of medical physics and to be
able to deal with in-depth curricula and research in these areas.