The lecture notes from the subject Medical Biophysics provide the students of General Medicine with the supporting information on lectured topics. A lecture series is dedicated to fundamental physical background of processes in human body on molecular, atomic and subatomic level. The main focus is directed towards the physical principles of diagnostic and therapeutic leading-edge medical technology units, as well as towards biophysical effects in human body after application of biophysical techniques, encountered side effects and safe, efficient usage of medical devices in practice. The subjects of molecular biophysics, membrane biophysics, and bioenergetics, respectively, are included here as well.
NOTE: The lecture notes do not make the compensation of the literature which is required for the final exam.
Brief outline:
Relation physics and medicine, Structure of matter, Nuclear radiation and its application in medicine, Magnetic resonance imaging, Lasers in medicine, X rays – the nature and physical properties, Conventional radiography and CT, Pulse oximetry, Ultrasound–physical characteristics, Medical application of ultrasound, Disperse system – classification and physical properties, Colligative properties of disperse systems, Transport processes – flow, diffusion, Membrane biophysics, Bioelectricity, Electrical current and tissues, Biophysics of senses, Sound and hearing, Biophysics of vision, Biophysics of cardiovascular system.
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| Structure of matter | 18.2.2025 | 1.37 MB | faculty member | – |  |
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| Biophysics and Medicine | 18.2.2025 | 826.41 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation and Pulse Oximetry | 18.2.2025 | 1.57 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Nuclear radiation and ionizing radiation | 7.3.2025 | 13.64 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Positron emission tomography I and II | 7.3.2025 | 10.4 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| X-ray - physical properties, application in medicine, CT | 18.3.2025 | 17.46 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Ultrasound diagnostic methods | 18.3.2025 | 12.01 MB | faculty member | – | |
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Keywords: medical biophysics, biophysical phenomenon, biophysical processes, nuclear radioation, magnetic resonance
citation: Imrich Géci, and co-authors: Medical Biophysics for General Medicine. Multimedia support in the education of clinical and health care disciplines :: Portal of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine [online] , [cit. 18. 04. 2025]. Available from WWW: https://portal.lf.upjs.sk/articles.php?aid=259. ISSN 1337-7000.