Teaching Links
Contents
- Scientific writing
- Medical Physics teaching materials for schools
- Introduction to Medical Imaging
- Radiotherapy (MPHY3892)
Please note that access to most of these articles depends on where you log in from. These should all be accessible from UCL computers. If you can't get access, try searching Google Scholar for copies stored elsewhere.
Writing your thesis and other scientific articles
Please let me know if you find these useful, or point me towards other links. Not all the hints on these pages are applicable to the UK, and not all are applicable to all subjects. All are worth a read, however.
- How to write a technical report, by Kevin Boone
- Information for authors from the Institute of Physics
- Writing reports by the Plain English Campaign
- Online PhD Guide
- I did a PhD and did NOT go mad
- Advice on Research and Writing
- How to Write Your Thesis
- How To Write A Dissertation (or Bedtime Reading For People Who Do Not Have Time To Sleep)
- How to Write a PhD Thesis
- Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
The following links look in a more detailed way about how to write:
- Capital Community College, Connecticut's Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Perdue University's Online Writing Lab
- Skills4Study
- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Introduction to Medical Imaging (MPHY1882)
General medical imaging
- M C J Barker (1996) Medical imaging Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 70-75
- M Säbel and H Aichinger (1996) Recent developments in breast imaging Phys. Med. Biol. 41 (March 1996) 315-368
X-radiography
- Roentgen's paper On a new kind of rays (in English translation). Nature (1896) (needs registration) / Free version
- R F Mould (1995) The early history of X-ray diagnosis with emphasis on the contributions of physics 1895-1915 Phys. Med. Biol. 40 (November 1995) 1741-1787
The X-ray centenary, Physics Education, Nov 1995
- S Foulger (1995) The discovery of X-rays Phys. Educ. 30 (November 1995) 330-334
- A Hessenbruch (1995) X-rays for medical use Phys. Educ. 30 (November 1995) 347-355
- A Schedel (1995) An unprecedented sensation-public reaction to the discovery of X-rays Phys. Educ. 30 (November 1995) 342-347
- D Hart (1996) Patient radiation doses from diagnostic radiology Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 75-79
- D Sumner (1995) X-rays-risks versus benefits Phys. Educ. 30 (November 1995) 338-342
- Greg Michael (2001) X-ray computed tomography Phys. Educ. 36 (November 2001) 442-451
- A C Kak and M Slaney (1999) Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging IEEE Press, electronic book
- G Hounsfield, A Cormack (1979) The development of computer assisted tomography Nobel Prize lectures
Radiotherapy
- Mark Oldham (2001) Radiation physics and applications in therapeutic medicine Phys. Educ. 36 (November 2001) 460-467
- Edwin Aird (1996) Radiotherapy: technical aspects and modern trends Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 101-107
Ultrasound
- Joseph Woo (2002) A short History of the development of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetric Ultrasound website
- Stephen Hughes (2001) Medical ultrasound imaging Phys. Educ. 36 (November 2001) 468-475
- A Fenster, D B Downey and H N Cardinal (2001) Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging Phys. Med. Biol. 46 (May 2001) R67-R99
- P N T Wells (1999) Ultrasonic imaging of the human body Rep. Prog. Phys. 62 (May 1999) 671-722
- Richard Fox (1996) Probing the body with Doppler ultrasound Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 85-90
- P N T Wells (1994) Ultrasonic colour flow imaging Phys. Med. Biol. 39 (December 1994) 2113-2145
MRI
- O Natt and J Frahm (2005) In vivo magnetic resonance imaging: insights into structure and function of the central nervous system Meas. Sci. Tech. 16 R17-R36
- P Lauterbur and P Mansfield (2003) "for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging" Nobel Prize presentation speech
- J P Hornak (2002) The basics of MRI html book
- Stephen F Keevil (2001) Magnetic resonance imaging in medicine Phys. Educ. 36 (November 2001) 476-485
- D L Thomas, M F Lythgoe, G S Pell, F Calamante and R J Ordidge (2000) The measurement of diffusion and perfusion in biological systems using magnetic resonance imaging Phys. Med. Biol. 45 (1 August 2000) R97-R138
- C Andrews, A Simmons and S Williams (1996) Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 80-85
Nuclear Medicine
- Ramsey D Badawi (2001) Nuclear medicine Phys. Educ. 36 (November 2001) 452-459
- Ramsey Badawi (1999) Introduction to PET Physics
- J J P de Lima (1998) Radioisotopes in medicine Eur. J. Phys. 19 485-497
- H Lundqvist, M Lubberink and V Tolmachev (1998) Positron emission tomography Eur. J. Phys. 19 537-552
- A Dixon-Brown and N D W Soper (1996) Nuclear medicine: diagnosis and therapy Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 96-100
- Nanny Fröman (1996) Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium Lecture to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Impedance imaging
- A Gibson (2000) Electrical Impedance Tomography of Human Brain function Introduction to my PhD thesis
- M Cheney, D Isaacson, J C Newell (1999) Electrical Impedance Tomography SIAM Review 41(1) p85-101, download pdf file
- P Metherall (1998) Three Dimensional Electrical Impedance Tomography of the Human Thorax PhD Thesis
- M Vauhkhonen (1997) Electrical Impedance Tomography and Prior Information PhD thesis
Optical imaging
- Gibson, AP, Hebden, JC and Arridge, SR (2005) Recent advances in diffuse optical imaging. Phys. Med. Biol 50 R1-43
- S R Arridge (1999) Optical tomography in medical imaging Inverse Problems 15 (April 1999) R41-R93
- J C Hebden, S R Arridge and D T Delpy (1997) Optical imaging in medicine: I. Experimental techniques Phys. Med. Biol. 42 (May 1997) 825-840
- S R Arridge and J C Hebden (1997) Optical imaging in medicine: II. Modelling and reconstruction Phys. Med. Biol. 42 (May 1997) 841-853
- M R Stringer (1996) Lasers with a gentle touch Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 90-95
- Other near infrared spectroscopy and optical imaging links here
EEG and MEG source localisation
- Cosimo Del Gratta, Vittorio Pizzella, Franca Tecchio and Gian Luca Romani (2001) Magnetoencephalography - a noninvasive brain imaging method with 1 ms time resolution Rep. Prog. Phys. 64 (December 2001) 1759-1814
- S J Swithenby (1996) Imaging the working brain Phys. Educ. 31 (March 1996) 108-112
- K.D. Singh Functional Imaging Of the Brain Using Superconducting Magnetometry
Radiotherapy (MPHY3892)
Textbook
- E B Podgorsak (2005) Radiation oncology physics IAEA
Clinical background
- R P Symonds (2001) Recent advances: Radiotherapy BMJ 323 p1107-1110
- N G Burnet, R J Benson, M V Williams and J H Peacock (2000) Improving cancer outcomes through radiotherapy BMJ 320 p198-199
Brachytherapy
- D J Brenner (1997) Radiation biology in brachytherapy J. Surg. Onc. 65 66-70
- E J Lee and M S Weinhous (1997) Physics and basic parameters of brachytherapy J. Surg. Onc. 65 p143-150
External beam therapy
- M McJury, M Oldham, V P Cosgrove, P S Murphy, S Doran, M O Leach and S Webb (2000) Radiation dosimetry using polymer gels: methods and applications Brit. J. Radiol. 73 p919-929
New advances in radiotherapy
- B Jones and N Burnet (2005) Radiotherapy for the future BMJ 330 p979-980
- U Amaldi and G Kraft (2005) Radiotherapy with beams of carbon ions Rep. Prog. Phys. 68 1861-1882
- C Nutting, D P Dearnley and S Webb (2000) Intensity modulated radiation therapy: a clinical review Brit. J. Radiol. 73 p459-469
- T E Wheldon (2000) Radiation physics and genetic targeting: new directions for radiotherapy Phys. Med. Biol. 45 R77-R95
- V S Khoroshkov and E I Minakova (1998) Proton beams in radiotherapy Eur. J. Phys. 19 p523-536
