Unit
- Course
- Electronic engineering for the internet-of-things
- Study-unit Code
- A004783
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Stefania Bonafoni
- Teachers
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- Stefania Bonafoni
- Hours
- 48 ore - Stefania Bonafoni
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ingegneria elettronica
- Academic discipline
- ING-INF/02
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- - Impact of electromagnetic fields on human body: emission and exposure - Interaction of electromagnetic waves with biological tissues - Biomedical instrumentation based on EM fields for clinical and diagnostic applications
- Reference texts
- Slides of the teacher in English.
Supplementary books: - C. Furse, D.A. Christensen, C.H. Durney «BASIC INTRODUCTION TO BIOELECTROMAGNETICS» -A. Maier, S. Steidl, V. Christlein, J. Hornegger “Medical Imaging Systems. An Introductory Guide” - Educational objectives
- The Course aims to introduce students to the understanding of the interaction between the electromagnetic fields and biological tissues, as a basic mechanism for various bioengineering applications. It also provides knowledge on the operating principles of diagnostic biomedical instrumentation based on em fields
- Prerequisites
- Basics of Electromagnetics are necessary for the understanding of the Course. A basic knowledge of Matlab is useful.
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows: - Lectures (lecture hall) on all course topics - Lectures with the use of software suitable for computing electromagnetic variables.
- Other information
- Attendance: strongly recommended
- Learning verification modality
- The exam consists of an oral test of about 30 minutes long aiming to verify the understanding level of theoretical and methodological contents, and the capability to address applicative problems analyzed within the Course. The oral exam will also assess the student communication and language skills.
- Extended program
- -Introduction. Brief reminder of basic concepts of electromagnetic fields.
- Impact of EM fields on human body: emission and exposure. Sources of em fields (natural and artificial). Electrosmog. Biological effects of electromagnetic fields. Regulations for non-ionizing radiation: physical principles and scientific basis for the generation of guidelines for limiting exposure to EM fields. Ionizing radiation: definition, protection, physical quantities.
- Interaction of em waves with biological tissues.
Dosimetry: definition and basic quantities. SAR (Specific Absorption Rate). SAR and Temperature. Analytical, numerical, experimental dosimetry. Electromagnetic characterization of biological material; propagation of EM waves in biological tissues. Behavior and interaction of em fields according to frequency. Use of software and models for biolectromagnetic simulations.
- Biomedical instrumentation based on EM fields for diagnostic applications. Basic principles, description of the system and related imaging: X-rays; Radiography; X-ray Tomography.
Microwave Imaging and Microwave Tomography.
PET and SPECT
Magnetic resonance (NMR and MRI).
Medical applications of Doppler radar. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile