1997 QUT Handbook

detectors and accelerators and applications.
Courses: SC30
Prerequisites: PHB432 (thermodynamics and statistical
mechanics module), PHB522
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ PHB642 APPLIED RADIATION & HEALTH
PHYSICS
Lectures and laboratory work on the topics: properties of ionising
and non-ionising radiation. Detection and measurement
techniques. Radiobiological effects of ionising and non-ionising
radiation and health physics. Medical and industrial applications
of radiation. Environmental radiation and radioactivity.
Courses: SC30
Prerequisites: PHB432 (particle and radiation module)
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ PHB662 TOPICS IN PHYSICS
The content varies from year to year and is determined by
current research advances and availability of staff. No more
than four topics are included, so as to allow a reasonable cover
of the material. Topics in recent years have been drawn from
the following fields of interest: health and medical physics,
optoelectronics, geophysics, environmental physics and materials
science.
Courses: ED50, SC30
Prerequisites: At least 36 credit points in second level Physics
units
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ PHB670 ADVANCED RADIOGRAPHIC
PRACTICE 2
The content of this unit includes topics from a number of other
units and is designed to complement the particular background
of students undertaking the conversion program.
Courses: PH90 Credit Points: 20
■ PHB672 PROJECT
A supervised project involving either application of existing
theoretical practical knowledge or a literature survey of a selected
relevant topic.
Courses: PH38 Credit Points: 12
■ PHB673 PROJECT
A supervised project involving either application of existing
theoretical practical knowledge or a literature survey of a selected
relevent topic.
Courses: PH38, PH90 Credit Points: 12
■ PHB674 RADIATION SAFETY & BIOLOGY
A study of the philosophy and protocol of radiation protection.
The question of protection is treated in a manner which
brings into perspective the details of protection dealt with in
other units of the course. The biological effects of ionising
and non-ionising radiation.
Courses: PH38, PH90
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ PHB676 ADVANCED RADIOGRAPHIC
TECHNIQUE 2
An extension of topics in advanced radiographic technique
introduced in PHB576 to include mammography, techniques
for examination of the lymphatic system, and emerging techniques.
Courses: PH38 Prerequisites: PHB576, PHB580/1
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ PHB679 CLINICAL RADIOGRAPHY 5
Clinical experience in advanced radiographic techniques.
Courses: PH38 Prerequisites: PHB576, PHB579
Credit Points: 14 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ PHB681 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING
Lectures, practical exercises and clinical experiences in CT
imaging.
Courses: PH38
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
796
■ PHB682 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Lectures, tutorial exercises in the physical principles and clinical
techniques used in magnetic resonance.
Courses: PH38
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ PHB683 ONCOLOGICAL IMAGING
Principles and techniques of medical imaging used in the detection
of cancer: CT, MRI, U/S and NM.
Courses: PH38
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ PHB685 COMPUTER ASSISTED TREATMENT
PLANNING 2
The use of computers in the planning of non-standard and
complex radiotherapy treatment including arc and rotation
techniques, irregular field techniques, three-dimensional plans.
Courses: PH38, PH90 Prerequisites: PHB585
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ PHB687 SPECIALISED RADIOTHERAPY
TECHNIQUE 2
Specialised radiotherapy techniques including techniques applicable
to the child patient and patients with communicable
disease, theatre procedures, total body photon and electron
therapy as well as complementary techniques.
Courses: PH38
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ PHB689 CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY 4
Clinical experience in specialised radiotherapy treatment techniques.
Courses: PH38 Prerequisites: PHB589, and PHB685
Corequisites: PHB687
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ PHB705 PROJECT
A research project in which the student initiates and undertakes
an investigation of some magnitude and originality. Topics
are related to research interests in the Centre for Medical
and Health Physics, or the School of Physics
Courses: SC60 Credit Points: 48
■ PHB706 QUANTUM MECHANICS
Linear vector space; operators; eigenvalues and eigenvectors;
physical variables and Hermitian Operators; action principle;
matrix mechanics; potential scattering; Born approximation;
perturbation theory; many particle systems; introduction to
superonductivity.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ PHB707 ADVANCED MATERIALS
Amorphous and nanocrystalline structures; ceramics;
metastable interstitial nitrides; composites; superconducting
ceramics; fabrication techniques; testing and analysis of advanced
materials; shock processing.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ PHB708 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS
No more than three topics are included. The content is determined
by current research advances, availability of appropriate
staff, visiting academics, etc. and may vary from year to
year.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ PHB789 ADVANCED RADIOTHERAPEUTIC
PRACTICE 1
The content of this unit includes topics from a number of areas
and is designed to complement the particular background
of persons undertaking the conversion program.
Courses: PH90 Credit Points: 16
■ PHB889 ADVANCED RADIOTHERAPEUTIC
PRACTICE 2
See PHB789
Courses: PH90 Credit Points: 20