PERIOD: MARCH The course is devoted to the electromagnetic dosimetry in the medical applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Attention is focused on the numerical modelling and the experimental evaluation of the electromagnetic and thermal quantities induced inside human body when exposed to the fields (static, low frequency and radio-frequency) produced by MRI scanners. Relevant exposure scenarios are presented, including the case of patients carrying implants and of the medical staff.

Programma del corso: in italiano e in inglese The course is organized in seven half-day modules, as below detailed. MODULE 1 Brief introduction to the Course Lesson 1: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields & Modeling of the Human Body MODULE 2 Lesson 2: MRI - Basic Principles MODULE 3 Lesson 3: Computational tools for time-varying fields MODULE 4 Lesson 4: Computational tools for the thermal problem Lesson 5: Exposure to RF fields: Standards, Test cases MODULE 5 Lesson 6: Exposure to GC fields: Standards, Test cases Lesson 7: Exposure of patients carrying implants: Standards, Test cases MODULE 6 Lesson 8: Exposure to Stationary Magnetic Fields: Standards, Formulations for Motion-Induced Fields, Test cases MODULE 7 Lesson 9: Instrumentation and measurement methods for Low Frequency fields Lesson 10: Instrumentation and measurement methods for Radio Frequency fields (1 hour) Lesson 11: Practice in Laboratory

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... At the end of the course, students will be asked to: 1) read a scientific paper related to MR dosimetry published on a relevant international journal and prepare a written technical report. alternatively, 2) prepare a seminar devoted to: a) describing the content of a scientific paper related to MR dosimetry, or b) deepening a specific topic related to MR dosimetry not included in the course Choice 2) will enable obtaining the Pass with Merit.

Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilita o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unita Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione piu idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.