UNMC Radiology Residency
Physics Curriculum
Goal: Watch all videos and use selected resources for review prior to end of the 1st year. Use selected materials as helpful in preparation for the Core Exam.
Additional Helpful resources: Crack the Core Physics (War Machine), Duke Case Review Series MRI Physics, HUDA Review Book, Imaging Physics Case Review
- Alternate Youtube videos for many of the subjects below: https://www.youtube.com/@GeneralRadiology/videos
Topic — Video Link– Suggested Resources
1. Basics of Atoms, Units and Radiation Interaction. Lecture video link. Supplemental Video. Supplemental Video 2. Supplemental Video 3. Physics modules Fundamentals section # 1 and #3.
2. Interactions of Radiation and Tissues. UNMC lecture video link. Supplemental Video1. Supplemental Video 2. Supplemental Video 3. RSNA Physics Modules Fundamentals #2.
3. X ray tubes and Radiation Spectra. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Fundamentals #4.
4. Basics of Radiation Biology. Lecture Video Link. RSNA Physics Modules Radiation Biology #1.
5. Effects of Radiation on Humans. Lecture 1. Lecture 2 Supplemental Lecture 1. Supplemental Lecture 2. RSNA Physics Modules Radiation Biology #1, Radiation Protection #2.
6. Cancer Risk from imaging Procedures. Lecture 1. Lecture 2. Supplemental Lecture. RSNA Physics Modules Radiation Protection #4.
7. Radiation Protection. Lecture 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. RSNA Physics Modules Radiation Protection #1.
8. Radionuclide Dosimetry and nuclear regulations. Lecture 1. Lecture AU Powerpoint. Supplemental Lecture. RSNA Physics Modules Radiation Protection #3.
9. Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Nuclear Medicine #s 2, 5, 6.
10. Basics of Radiography – Part 1. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Projection X-Ray imaging #s 2, 3.
11. Basics of Radiography – Part 2. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Projection X-Ray imaging #s 1,4.
12. Imaging Display and PACS. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Basic Imaging Science and Technology #s 1, 2, 3, 4.
13. Fluoroscopy. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Fluoroscopy # 1 and 2.
14. Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and Imaging. Lecture Link. RSNA Physics Modules Nuclear Medicine #1.
15. Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine Pharmaceuticals. Lecture Link. RSNA Physics Modules Nuclear Medicine #3.
16. Physics of Mammography. Lecture video link (will need UNMC login). RSNA Physics Modules Projection X-Ray imaging #s 5 and 6.
17. Clinician’s Approach to the basics of MRI. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance # 1, #2 and #5.
18. Clinically Oriented Pulse Sequences. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance #4.
19. MR Image Characteristics and MRI Tissue Properties. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance # 3, #8, #9, #10.
20. MR Image Artifacts. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance #6.
21. Special Acquisition Methods for MRI – Part 1. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance #7.
22. Special Acquisition Methods for MRI – Part 2. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Magnetic Resonance #7.
23. Basics of Physics for CT. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Computed Tomography #1 and #2.
Additional resources for #23:
**Image acquisition (12:30 to 14:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SUHgtREWQc
**CT Scanner Generations (17:21 to 18:10) and (21:23 to 25:00):•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SUHgtREWQc
**The Best Michael Scott Quotes from The Office:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3_OjuTDmU
24. Radiation Dose in CT. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Computed Tomography #3.
25. Ultrasound: Concepts and Transducers. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Ultrasound #1.
26. Basics of Ultrasound Imaging and Display. Lecture video link. RSNA Physics Modules Ultrasound #2.
27. Ultrasound: Doppler, artifacts, image quality, and tissue interaction. Lecture link for video 1 AND video 2. RSNA Physics Modules Ultrasound #3 and #4.
28. Authorized User regulations: everything you didn’t want to know. Lecture PPT link. Will need UNMC login info.
29. Image Gently: CT and radiation protection of pediatric patients. Lecture 1. RSNA Physics Modules Computed Tomography #4.