ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Requirements: 

None

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

To comprehend, in an elementary way, how a radiologic device works, from electrical and electronic point of view. To be able to perform a basic electrical measurement.

Direct current electrodynamic:
- electric circuit
- sign conventions
- magnitude of current and voltage
- resistance and resistivity
- superconductivity
- Kirchhoff laws– Ohm law
• Electromagnetism
- natural magnets
- magnetic induction
- Faraday-Neumann-Lenz law
• Constitutive relationships of passive components
• Transformer
• Sinusoidal quantities writing modes
• Impedance
• Analysis of static sinusoidal regime circuits
• Electric measurements
- measure devices generalities
- current and voltage measurements
- outline about electrical safety in a hospital
- oscilloscope
• Non linear electronics
- semiconductor diode: microscopic working, characteristic curves
- rectifiers
- AC/DC converters
• Electronics applications in radiology:
- X-ray tube power supply
- radiology devices control and regulation circuits: switches, timers
• Block scheme of a traditional radiology device

Course notes

Professors

STROCCHI SABINA