Medical Imaging
Postgraduate
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
24 Months
The programme provides a solid base for a career in medical physics in general or in any modern medical imaging environment.
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About this course
Science or Engineering based second-class Honours degree (or equivalent).
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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. 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
24 months, part-time.
Additional information
Medical Imaging