Imaging in Medicine

label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Diana Ignat
After 20 years of dramatic evolution that has had a huge impact on healthcare, imaging technology now underpins the healthcare sector, allowing better patient management across diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow-up.Ideal for those serious about a medical career, this course will help you explore the main imaging modalities in use today, including x-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as well as examine how computers and image processing are used to extract useful information from medical images.You'll learn about the historical development of imaging technology, including visits to the world renowned Science Museum and an x-ray tube manufacturing facility.Above all you'll develop an understanding of the physical principals of medical imaging, the common applications of medical imaging - including diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow up, and experience clinical medical imaging at a leading hospital first-hand.You will gain a sound understanding of the technology, clinical applications and history of medical imaging. The course is unique since it effectively integrates three aspects of medical imaging - history, physics and clinical application. Furthermore, these three aspects are taught via a combination of traditional lectures and tutorial combined with hands-on sessions in London hospitals and excursions to London museums.

Period
07-07-2014 - 25-07-2014 (3 weeks)

Target group
This course would appeal to students either entering into a biomedical degree course or in the first year of such a course; students wanting to enter into radiography; employees at companies that develop and supply products to medical imaging departments in hospitals; and students that are already at university and considering a research project in medical imaging.

Course aim
On this course you will acheive the following:- Develop an understanding of the physical principals of medical imaging including x-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance;- Understand the common applications of medical imaging includimg diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow up;- Experience of first-hand clinical medical imaging at a leading hospital;- Learn about the historical development of imaging technology, including visits to the London museum.



Credits
0.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
GBP 1430[Convert to USD]tuition fee only

Course leader
Dr Kawal Rhode

King's College London
Address: Strand, London
Postal code: WC2R 2LS
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool
E-mail: summerschool@kcl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 20 7848 1533