Course: Medical Biophysics, Biometrics and Computer Technology

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Course title Medical Biophysics, Biometrics and Computer Technology
Course code LBF/VC011
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Vachutka Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Trnečková Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pochroń Łucja Anežka, MUDr.
  • Hošek Jiří, Mgr.
  • Sněhota Martin, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sněhota Martin, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Doležal Ladislav, Ing. CSc.
  • Kolářová Hana, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Bajgar Robert, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bartoň Tománková Kateřina, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hanáková Adéla, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zapletalová Jana, Mgr. Dr.
  • Hošíková Barbora, Mgr. PhD.
  • Binder Svatopluk, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zacpal Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Malina Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Langová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Válková Lucie, Mgr.
  • Dráb Jiří, Mgr.
  • Kolaříková Markéta, Mgr.
  • Dvořák Jakub, Mgr.
Course content
Introduction to medical biophysics. Molecular structure of living systems. Cell biophysics. Electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation sources. Optical instruments in medicine. Biophysics of vision. The optical system of the human eye, refractive disorders and their correction. Biosignals, generation, processing, analysis. Fundamentals of biomechanics. Sound and its properties. Human voice. Biophysics of hearing. Biophysics of electric manifestations in organism, and their use in therapy. Biophysics of respiration. Biophysics of blood circulation. Microscopical methods. Ultrasound methods in medicine. Therapeutic ultrasound application in medicine. Ionizing radiation in medicine. Magnetic resonance. Positron emission tomography and other imaging methods of nuclear medicine. Nanotechnology in medicine. Environmental biophysics. Fundamentals of measurement. Essentials of informatics, medical informatics. Introduction to biostatistics. Sampling and descriptive statistics. Hypothesis testing, parametric tests. Non-parametric tests, categorical data analysis, dependency measurement.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
The goal of the subject is an explanation of biophysical principles in the physiological processes of the human body (molecular biophysics, biophysics of cell and tissues), its function (biophysics of perception, organ biophysics) and its interaction with the external environment. It explains the basic principles of diagnostic and therapeutic instruments, essentials of biocybernetics, biostatics, computer techniques and informatics focusing on hospital systems. The basic goal of the practical training is to develop in students the general routine needed at work with medical instrumental techniques. A part of the practical training course is a computer work, when the students are familiarized with application software used in medicine.
The students will be able to understand biophysical processes in human body and will be able to work with basic medical instrumental technique. The students will be prepared for further study of consequent subjects like physiology, pathophysiology, radiology, nuclear medicine etc. Their knowledge on informational technologies support them in effective use of medical software (e.g. software focused on image analysis) or work in hospital information systems. Students will also be able to statistically evaluate various biomedical data.
Prerequisites
Students ought to have fundamental knowledge of biology and physics at the secondary education level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Student performance

Successfully completed all practical tutorials, and measurement protocols elaborated. Oral final exam.
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, J., Kymplová, J., Vítek F. (2015). Základy fyziky pro lékařské a zdravotnické obory: pro studium i praxi. Grada.
  • Hrazdira, I., Mornstein, V., Škorpíková, J. (2006). Základy biofyziky a zdravotnické techniky. Brno: Neptun.
  • Komenda, S. (2000). Vypočitatelná náhoda. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Navrátil, L., Rosina, J. et al. (2019). Medicínská biofyzika. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Rosina, J. a kol. (2021). Biofyzika: pro zdravotnické a biomedicínské obory. Praha: Grada.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2025) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -