Biophysics
physics and biology applied in medicine
physics and biology applied in medicine
Tentative course outline
Press the topic name to see all video lectures; Press "Expand" to see the content of the lecture.Working with functions
Linear functions
Differentiation as a rate of change
Properties of lights
Dual nature of light
Spectrum of electromagnetic waves
Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Bohr's model of atomic structure
Change of energy levels
generation of X-rays
electron interaction: characteristic radiation, Bremsstrahlung
attenuation coefficient
interaction of photons: photoelectric effect, Compton, Pair production
X-ray crystallography
stimulated absorption
spontaneous & stimulated emission
population inversion
medical applications of lasers
computer simulation
refraction of the light
refraction angle and coefficient
computer simulations
optics of thin lenses (converging & diverging)
Ray diagram
mirror equation: focal point, image and object distances
computer simulations
what is the radiation?
why does the radiation happen?
types of radioactive particles and decay.
Interaction of alpha, beta and gamma particles with a matter
Penetrability of radioactive particles & Linear energy transmission (LET)
Physical and Biological dose concepts
types of flows: laminar vs. turbulent, ideal vs. real
blood pressure measurements
Continuity equation: volumetric flow rate, cross section area
Bernoulli's equation: pressure, potential & kinetic energy
membrane potential
polarized cells, depolarization & repolarization
potassium ion channels, sodium ion channels
potassium-sodium pump
voltage-gated ion channels
anatomy of the heart
propagation of the action potential
basics of ECG
Intro to Fluorescence
Jablonski diagram
Properties of Fluoresence, FRET
Applications of Fluorescence