I.C. Information technology, statistics and physics applied to radiological sciences
(objectives)
It is an essential objective of this teaching to learn the knowledge of the essential elements of medical statistics which include: parameters for descriptive analysis (average, median, fashion and frequency measurement of the distribution of categorical variables), parameters for the analysis of variability (variance , standard deviation and confidence intervals) and elements of inferential statistics (use and interpretation of the most common statistical tests), introduction to regression techniques. The course aims to provide the student with the skills necessary to understand the key role that Information Technology (IT) plays for today's society and, in particular, in the technical-health professions. The course aims to provide the student with the skills necessary to understand the role played by information systems, illustrating the development process of these systems and focusing attention on data management systems. The aim of the Basic Physics and Radiation Physics course within the integrated course of Computer Science, Statistics and Physics applied to Radiological Sciences is to provide students with the knowledge on the foundations of applied physics necessary for the performance of their future activity. In particular, the understanding of the physical principles underlying medical physics and the functioning of medical instrumentation will be addressed. At the end of the course, students will know the fundamental concepts of application of the scientific method to the study of biomedical phenomena (choice and measurement of parameters, evaluation of errors), they will be able to describe the physical phenomena of complex systems using appropriate mathematical tools, they will know the scientific bases of medical procedures and the operating principles of equipment commonly used for diagnostics and therapy.
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: Medical statistics applied to radiological sciences
(objectives)
Principles of medical statistics including parameters for descriptive analysis (mean, median, mode and measures of frequency distribution for categorical variables), parameters for the analysis of variability (variance, standard deviation and confidence intervals); principles of inferential statistics (the use and interpretation of the most common statistical tests), introduction to regression modelling.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/01
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Contact Hours
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10
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Lanini Simone
(syllabus)
The course will include the following topics 1. Variables: continuous, binary, ordinal, categorical. 2. Outcome and exposure inferential statistics. 3. Mean, median, mode, variance, standard errors and proportion. 4. Linea regression model 5. Multiple regression model and confounding 6. Nonlinear regression models
(reference books)
Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics / Edition 4 by Moyses Szklo, F. Javier Nieto ISBN-10: 128411659X; ISBN-13: 9781284116595; Pub. Date: 05/02/2018; Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: Information technology applied to radiological sciences
(objectives)
The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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INF/01
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Bocciarelli Paolo
(syllabus)
• Introduction to Information Systems • Information System types • The lifecycle of Information Systems • Database and Database Management System (DBMS)
(reference books)
Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Module: Data processing and storage
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The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the role of Information Systems and their lifecycle, specifically focusing on database management systems.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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ING-INF/05
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Bocciarelli Paolo
(syllabus)
• Introduction to Information Systems • Information System types • The lifecycle of Information Systems • Database and Database Management System (DBMS)
(reference books)
Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Module: Basics of physics and radiations physics
(objectives)
Aim of the course of Basics of physics and radiations physics within the integrated course of Information technology, statistics and physics applied to radiological sciences is to provide students with knowledge on the fundamentals of applied physics necessary to the performance of their future activity. In particular, the comprehension of physical principles at the base of medical physics and of functioning of medical instrumentation will be addressed. At the end of the course, the students will know the fundamental concepts of application of the Scientific Method to the study of biomedical phenomena (choice and measure of parameters, evaluation of errors), they will be able to describe physical phenomena of complex systems using suitable mathematical tools, they will know the scientific basis of medical procedures and principles of functioning of the equipment commonly used for diagnostics and therapeutics.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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3
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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FIS/07
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Contact Hours
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30
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Indovina Iole
(syllabus)
Mechanics
Chapter 1: Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
1.4: Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures 1.5: Units, Standards, and SI Units 1.6: Converting Units 1.8: Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
2.1: References Frames and Displacement 2.2: Average Velocity 2.3: Instantaneous Velocity 2.4: Acceleration 2.5: Motion at Constant Acceleration
Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
3.1: Vectors and Scalars 3.2: Addition of Vectors-Graphical Methods 3.3: Subtraction of Vectors and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar 3.4: Adding Vectors by Components
Chapter 4: Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
4.1: Force 4.2: Newton's First Law of Motion 4.3: Mass 4.4: Newton's Second Law of Motion 4.5: Newton's Third Law of Motion
Chapter 5: Circular Motion; Gravitation
5.1: Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion 5.2: Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion 5.6: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Chapter 6: Work and Energy
6.1: Work Done by a Constant Force 6.3: Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Principle 6.4: Potential Energy 6.5: Conservative and Nonconservative Forces 6.6: Mechanical Energy and its Conservation 6.7: Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy 6.8: Other Forms of Energy: Energy Transformations and the Law of Conservation of Energy 6.10: Power
Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 16: Electric Charge and Electric Field
16.1: Static Electricity; Electric Charge and its Conservation 16.2: Electric Charge in the Atom 16.3: Insulators and Conductors 16.4: Induced Charge; the Electroscope 16.5: Coulomb's Law 16.6: Solving Problems Involving Coulomb's Law and Vectors 16.7: The Electric Field 16.8: Field Lines 16.9: Electric Fields and Conductors
Chapter 17: Electric Potential
17.1: Electric Potential Energy and Potential Differences 17.2: Relation Between Electric Potential and Electric Field 17.3: Equipotential Lines 17.4: The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy 17.5: Electric Potential Due to Point Charges 17.7: Capacitance 17.8: Dielectrics 17.9: Storage of Electric Energy
Chapter 18: Electric Currents
18.1: The Electric Battery 18.2: The Electric Current 18.3: Ohm's Law: Resistance and Resistors 18.4: Resistivity 18.5: Electric Power 18.8: Microscopic View of Electric Current
Chapter 19: DC Circuits
19.1: EMF and Terminal Voltage 19.2: Resistors in Series and in Parallel 19.3: Kirchhoff's Rules 19.4: EMFs in Series and in Parallel; Charging a Battery 19.5: Circuits Containing Capacitors in Series and in Parallel 19.6: RC Circuits-Resistor and Capacitor in Series
Chapter 20: Magnetism
20.1: Magnets and Magnetic Fields 20.2: Electric Current Produce Magnetic Fields 20.3: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field: Definition of B 20.4: Force on a Electric Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field 20.5: Magnetic Field Due to a Long Straight Wire 20.8: Ampere's Law
Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law
21.1: Induced EMF 21.2: Faraday's Law of Induction; Lenz's Law 21.3: EMF Induced in a Moving Conductor 21.4: Changing Magnetic Flux Produces an Electric Field
Vibrations and Waves
Chapter 11: Vibrations and Waves
11.7: Wave Motion 11.8: Types of Waves: Transverse and Longitudinal 11.9: Energy Transported by Waves 11.10: Intensity Related to Amplitude and Frequency 11.11: Reflection and Transmission of Waves 11.12: Interference; Principle of Superposition 11.13: Standing Waves; Resonance
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
22.1: Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations 22.2: Production of Electromagnetic Waves 22.3: Light as an Electromagnetic Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 22.5: Energy in EM Waves
Chapter 24: The Wave Nature of Light
24.4: The Visible Spectrum and Dispersion
Chapter 25: Optical Instruments
25-11: X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction 25-12: X-Ray Imaging and Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
Chapter 27: Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom
27.10: Early Models of the Atom 27.12: The Bohr Model
Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
30.1: Structure and Properties of the Nucleus 30.2: Binding Energy and Nuclear Forces 30.3: Radioactivity 30.4: Alpha Decay 30.5: Beta Decay 30.6: Gamma Decay 30.7: Conservation of Nucleon Number and Other Conservation Laws 30.8: Half-Life and Rate of Decay 30.9: Calculations Involving Decay Rates and Half-life
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
31.1: Nuclear Reaction and the Transmutation of Elements 31.5: Measurement of Radiation-Dosimetry 31.9: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
(reference books)
Douglas C. Giancoli “PHYSICS: Principles with Applications” Seventh edition or subsequent, Pearson Education. Inc
The indicated textbook is just a reference. Students are allowed to adopt the book/books of their choice. Additional material will be provided by the instructor.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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