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Medical Physics
Professional Development Morning at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. On the first or second Saturday in December each year there is an inservice from 10am - noon. Check the link for details. These are some of the notes and photographs by the participants at the 2007 event. Notes by Dave Campbell, Sacred Heart College, Geelong. Some of his photographs: Linac Machine: side view The X-rays come from the head at top right. The flat section across the top contains the linear acelerator. The patient lies on the table where the white cube is. The whole unit rotates around the patient to radiuate the cancer from different angles to minmise damage to healthy tissue and organs. The attachments left and right can swing out to enable a CT scan of the patient prior to treatment to ensue that the patient is correctly positioned for the dose. Linac Machine: front view The open cupboard on the right contains the klystron to generate the microwaves for the linac. Linac Control room Some of the screens at the console. Text ResourcesCameron, JR & Skofronik, JG 1977, Medical Physics, Wiley, New York. Pope, J 2000, Medical Physics: Imaging, Heinemann Advanced Science. The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists 1995, X-rays - The Inside Story Available from Level 9, 51 Druitt St Sydney NSW 2000, Contact: Pamela Taylor, Telephone (02) 9268 9777. Audiovisual ResourcesIt is recommended that teachers should view any video before purchase. Marcom Projects: Radioisotopes at Work An Introduction to Diagnostic Ultrasound available for rental or purchase from Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine The UK website "Teaching Medical Physics" (see under 'Useful websites' below) has three valuable powerpoints. Classroom ActivitiesCT Scan Investigation An interactive worksheet to accompany the Physics 2000 Tomography web pages Excursion to Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, contact Kate Wilkinson on (03) 9656 1369. School incursions are also available. Assessment IdeasUseful WebsitesAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) contains information of Radiation Basics and fact sheets on Radiation and Health, as well as technical reports. The UK website produced by the IOP Teaching Medical Physics has an extensive range of downloadable resources including PowerPoints on The EM Spectrum, Radioactivity and Ultrasound, Additional images, Teaching notes with Worksheets in Word or pdf, A textbook of 24 pages in either A5 or A4 size and in Word or pdf format, and also posters. The material is written for the GCSE, so it is more basic than Unit 1, but it is very valuable introductory material. X-rays and CAT scans instructional material from Colorado Uni's website Physics 2000 Information on X-rays from the Learning Network How Stuff Works on Ultrasound |
