# Introduction to Medical Physics

- Institution: CERN
- Department: Summer Student Lecture Programme Seminar,2008
- Speaker: M Silari
- Year: 2008
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Medicine and health
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3001971)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The lecture will first briefly review physical discoveries and tools developed for physics which later found applications in medicine, and then it will illustrate the most relevant of these applications: magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, single photon emission computerized tomography, positron emission tomography, and conventional and advanced radiation therapy.

Prerequisite knowledge: none.

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## Lectures

1. [Introduction to Medical Physics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3001971/6c81927c52ec), 51 min (CERN's player)