Choice between lectures in Greek or reading course with tutoring meetings in English.
The role of Medical Physicist in health care. Biomechanics, Muscle and forces. Physics of the skeleton. Pressure in the body. Osmosis and the kidneys. Physics of the lungs and breathing. Physics of the cardiovascular system and electric signals. Sound, speech and hearing. Interaction of mechanical waves with living matter and applications (e.g. extracorporeal lithotripsy). Physics of the eyes and vision, artificial vision. Introduction to Bionics, biosensors and bioactivators.
Choice between lectures in Greek or reading course with tutoring meetings in English.
- Introduction to Biophotonics, Paras N. Prasad, 2003
- Fundamentals of Biomedical Optics – Caroline Boudoux, 2024
- Lidar: Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Claus Weitkamp, Springer, 2004.
Biophotonics section:
Basic principles of the interaction of laser radiation with living matter. Biophysical action mechanisms. Diagnostic applications of lasers. Surgical applications of lasers. Photodynamic therapy. Medical lasers and dosimetry. Laser safety.
Environment section:
Basic principles of the propagation of laser radiation in the atmosphere. Atmospheric Optics. Mie, Rayleigh and Raman scattering. LIDAR technique (radiation propagation equation, set-up geometry, signal recording techniques). DIAL technique.LIF technique.. Measurement of pollutants in the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.