Postgraduate

In Aberdeen

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Aberdeen (Scotland)

  • Duration

    12 Months

The programme provides a solid base for a career in medical physics in general or in any modern medical imaging environment.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Aberdeen (Aberdeen City)
See map
Polwarth Building, University Of Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

Start date

On request

About this course

Science or Engineering based second-class Honours degree (or equivalent) for MSc; Ordinary degree for PgDip.

Questions & Answers

Add your question

Our advisors and other users will be able to reply to you

Who would you like to address this question to?

Fill in your details to get a reply

We will only publish your name and question

Reviews

Course programme

The use of imaging techniques in medicine has been, and continues to be, an area of vast expansion. The specialities of this programme include the full range of medical imaging modalities, including Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound, among others. The programme is supported by an extensive range of equipment, including a well-equipped Magnetic Resonance Centre and the Department's John Mallard Scottish PET Centre with its cyclotron and PET scanner.

The MSc programme has been designed to integrate with the UK NHS's grade-A Medical Physicist Training Scheme, and has been accredited for this purpose by the Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine.

Syllabus

The MSc programme consists of three terms each lasting approximately 4 months. The first term comprises lectures and practicals covering the whole range of the subject; in the second term students specialise in three areas. The third term is a research-style project.

Examples of recent MSc projects include:

  • Movement detection and correction in tomographic scanning.
  • Use of K-edge filters in paediatric X-rays.
  • Fat/water imaging using multiple quantum coherence.
  • Interpolation techniques for radionuclide images.

Assessment

The programme is assessed by continuous assessment (including practical write-ups, essay assignments and student presentations), by assessment of the project work and thesis, by written examinations and by oral examination.

Dedication

12 months, full-time.

Additional information

Career opportunities: Graduates of the Medical Imaging programme have gone on to work: * In hospitals, working alongside clinicians in providing scientific and technical expertise and conducting research. * In universities, working as research assistants, teaching and conducting research, sometimes leading to a PhD. * In industry, working as research and development scientists or engineers.

Medical Imaging

Price on request