Course Description:

Medical physics is the application of physics principles to medicine or health care. It's basically a way of using our physics knowledge to develop tools and treatments that help humans live longer and be healthierT.he application of physics to the treatment and diagnosis of medical conditions is a rapidly expanding and exciting field of study, vitally important to the detection and treatment of many medical conditions and diseases.The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the application of physics and technology to a range of disciplines within medical physics at a level appropriate for professional physical therapy students and to equip them for employment in a clinical environment.Its primarily for the students in the doctor of physical therapy programme.They learn applications of physics to therapuetic modalities within electrotherapy.The intended learning outcome is to  unite knowledge, hands-on learning and problem solving capabilities to provide new solutions and practices in areas such as health-care and medical engaged in the application of physics and technology.Medical Physics explores the ways in which physics is applied in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. They ’ll learn to apply physics-based concepts and methodologies to procedures such as medical imaging, radiation therapy, radiation protection..Physics is the study of matter, motion, energy, and forces. It includes concepts of gravity, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, and radioactivity.Physical therapy is the treatment of the human disorders through physical motions of the body. It is typically used to help in the recovery from injury, surgery, or an impairment through the stretching or strengthening of parts of the body. These conditions typically involve muscles, bones, tendons, nerves, and skin.One is manipulating physical objects with forces when doing physical therapy. The methods of physics are useful in understanding how much force a patient is able to exert or in measuring a range of motion. But mostly, the names for these two fields just share the same root word. They concern themselves with physical objects and the motions of those objects.Physics can be found in a variety of other areas of medicine too. For example, many types of ventilators wouldn't be possible without an understanding of fluid pressure and pulse frequency so that the ventilation rate and amount of pressure applied is appropriate. In fact, it could be an argue that any advanced or electronic technology used in medicine wouldn't exist without the knowledge of the universe gained through physics.Medical Physics is an applied branch of physics concerned with the applications of physical energy to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Professional Medical Physicists are involved in clinical service and consultation, research, and teaching..

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

understand the physical phenomena most relevant to biological processes and fundamental to the understanding of diagnostic and medical treatment. Interpret the physical basis of medical procedures and devices used for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases

Professional and practical skills:

Practical skills in

• Research methodology
• Clinical assessment
• electrotherapy treatment
•  Health  care of physical therapy patients
• clinical based services
• Secondary treatment
• Reeducation of disabled
• Establishment of physiotherapy clinics
• Rehabilitation of handicap
• Application of modalities with technique

• ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
• Description of system of Evaluation (Exam, assignments etc.): 
• Assessment schedule: 2 tests & one send-up written examination including objective & subjective (SEQs, LEQs) type questions
• Internal Assessment (based on class tests, class performance, and attendance)

• Key dates and time of class meeting 

RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS

Clayton’s Electrotherapy and actinotherapy by: PM Scott
2. Medical physics for physical therapists by: AD Moore
3. Preliminary Electricity for Physiothrapists by B. Savage.
4. Basic Electronics by Grob.
5. Principles of Bio-instrumention by Richard A. Normann.
6. Hand book of Biomedical Instrumentation by R.S. Khanpur.
7. Basic Radiation Protection Technology by Gollnick