Medical Equipment Technology

Code	13515
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Biomedical Sciences
Entry requirements	Does not exist.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	Nowadays the technologies in which clinical equipments are based are multifaceted. The aim of this course is to provide students a set of skills that enable them to understand the functioning of these devices. At the end of the course the student should have acquired the ability to recognize the technologies used in the operation of clinical equipments, as well as being able to analyze their operation. At the same time it is intended to alert the student to technological details that affect the functioning of this type of equipments. Throughout the course special attention is given to the most important equipments, taking care to explore their working principle.
Syllabus	1. Measuring body temperature 2. Ultrasonic blood flow and velocity measurement 3. Electromagnetic blood flow measurements 4. Electroencephalography 5. Evoked potentials 6. Electromyography 7. Ultrasonic imaging. 8. Radiography. 9. Computed tomography.
Main Bibliography	- Moore, J, e Zouridakis, G., Biomedical Tecnhology and Devices - Handbook, CRC Press, 2004. - John G. Webster, Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation – Second Edition, Wiley and Sons, 2006. - John G. Webster, Medical Instrumentation - Application and Design, Wiley and Sons, 2009.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.