Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Field - A5M17BUP

Credits 4
Semesters Summer
Completion Graded Assessment
Language of teaching Czech
Extent of teaching 2P+2L
Annotation
Biophysical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields (EF) coupling of Various Biological Systems (BS). Interaction of EF with BS - overview. Mechanism of Interaction and Biological Effects. Experimental Results and Hypotheses of Biological Effects of Static and Stationary Electrical, Magnetic and Nonstationary Fields. Mathematical Solution of Interaction. EF generated by living Organism. Applications of EF in Medicine. Hygienic Standards.
Study targets
The major aim of these lectures is to give to students a basic overview of biophysical aspects of EM fields in different biological systems.
Course outlines
1.Introduction to pursuing interdisciplinary problems
2.Hygienic standards and prescripts
3.Clinical utilisation of electromagnetic field effect
4.Perspective medical application of microwave technique
5.Microwave hyperthermia - thermotherapeutic method for the cancer treatment
6.Non-invasive temperature measurement in microwave hyperthermia
7.Measurement methods for dielectric parameters of biological tissue
8.Electromagnetic exposure mobile telephones users
9.Nuclear magnetic resonance, principles
10.Biological object as source of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
11.Interaction optical radiation with biological tissue
12.Clinical utilisation of nuclear magnetic resonance
13.Nuclear magnetic resonance in the other biological applications
14.Summary of most significant interactions electromagnetic field with biological tissue
Exercises outlines
1.Introduction to problems, project tasks input
2.Hygienic standards and prescripts, measurement problems
3.Clinical utilisation of electromagnetic field effect
4.Perspective medical application of microwave technique
5.Microwave hyperthermia in clinical practice - demonstration at clinical working place
6.Non-invasive temperature measurement in microwave hyperthermia - laboratory
7.Dielectric measurement of biological tissue phantom properties - laboratory
8.Modelling of electromagnetic field in mobile telephone user head - laboratory
9.Nuclear magnetic resonance
10.Biological object as source of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
11.Interaction optical radiation with biological tissue
12.Clinical utilisation of nuclear magnetic resonance - demonstration at clinical working place
13.Experiments with nuclear magnetic resonance utilisation - demonstration at clinical working place
14.Presentations and project tasks evaluation
Literature
Sborníky ČSVTS Elektromagnetické pole a biologické systémy. Praha 1975-91
Sborníky K 317 konferencí: Biologické systémy a elektromagnetické pole. Praha 1997-2000
Vrba, J., Lapeš, M.: Mikrovlnné aplikátory pro lékařské účely. ČVUT, 1995
Requirements
Basic knowledge of electromagnetic field.
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