Islamabad Medical and Dental College

DPT SEMESTER III

Table of Specification

Subject: Medical Physics

S.N Topics MC
o Qs
1 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 7
 Structure of an atom
 Electron Theory, Conductors & Insulators
 Conduction & Convection
2 STATIC ELECTRICITY 7
 Charging by conduction and Induction
 Electrostatic Fields
 Capacitors, types of capacitors
 Arrangement of Capacitors in series and parallel
 Charging and discharging of capacitors
 Oscillating Discharge of Capacitors
3 CURRENT ELECTRICITY 8
 Ohm‘s Law
 Electrical Components and their units
 Resistance and types
 Chemical effects of a Current
 Types of Current
 Cell and Batteries
 Simple Voltage Cell
 Combination of Cells in series and parallel
 Thermal effects of current
 Electrolysis and Electrolytic burns
 Ionization of gases and Thermionic emission
 Electronic tubes
 Diodes and Triodes
4 ELECTROMAGNETISM 8
 Magnetic effect of an electric current
 Moving coil volt meter and Ammeter
 Measurement of high frequency and alternate current withmeters
 Electromagnetic induction
 Faradays law
 Mutual and self-Induction
 Eddy currents
 Transformers
 Construction and types
 Static and auto Transformer
5 ELECTRO MECHANICS 8
 Current for treatment
 Rectification
 Rectification of A.C
 Half wave and full wave Rectification
  Valve rectification circuits and metal rectifier
 Surging of current
 Vibrations and Multivibrators circuit
6 LOW FREQUENCY CURRENT 8
 Sinusoidal current
 Faradic current
 Galvanic current (constant and interrupted)
 Diadynamic current TENS
 Super imposed current and their graphical representation
7 MEDIUM FREQUENCY CURRENT 8
 Interferential current
 Russian current.
8 HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT 8
 Valves
 Transistors
 Long waves, medium waves short waves micro waves
9 SOUND WAVES 8
 Wave motion in sound
 Infrasonic
 Normal hearing band
 Characteristics of the sound waves and their velocities
 Ultrasonic
 Reflection and refraction of sound waves
 Characteristics of tone resonance and beats
 Interference of sound waves
10 HEAT 8
 Scales of temperature and its conversion to other scales
 Nature of heat energy
 Specific heat and three modes of heat energy transfer effect of impurities on
melting and boiling points
11 ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION 8
 Electromagnetic spectrum
 Relationship between frequency and wave length
 Laws of reflection, refraction and absorptions
 Total internal reflection
 Cosine law and inverse square law
 Concave and convex mirrors
 Lenses and prisms
 Reflectors
 Radio wave (long, medium, short, micro waves)
 Infra-red rays
 Visible rays
 Ultra violet rays
 X-rays
 Nuclear waves (alpha beta and gamma)
12 SAFETY IN BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTS 7
 Electrical outlets, hot, neutral and ground connections
 Pervasiveness of electricity and of electric shocks
 Causes of electric shocks and precaution
 Effect of electric current on human body
 Techniques to reduce the effect of electric shock
  Earth shocks and precaution against earth shocks
13 RADIATION PROTECTION 7
 Ionizing and non-ionizing radiations
 Quantities and associated units of radiations
 Effect of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
 Internal and external hazards
 Main principle to control external hazard
 Distance and shielding