Medical Physics: The frontiers of medical imaging
The lecture will deal with the evolution of diagnostic imaging techniques, focussing on tomographic methods (x rays Computerized Tomography, CT, Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI, Positron Emission Tomography, PET). The physical parameters characterizing the performance of current generation scanners and their potential future improvement will be discussed.
The clinical diagnostic value of multi modal imaging and the relevance of image fusion to image guided radiotherapy will be also presented.
