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Academic Year/course: 2017/18

533 - Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering


Syllabus Information

Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
60943 - Biomedical electronic technology
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
533 - Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
ECTS:
5.0
Year:
2
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Optional
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview

The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as lectures, practice sessions, problem-solving and case studies, laboratory sessions, oral presentations and autonomous work. 

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes the following learning tasks:

  • Lectures (20 hours). The teacher presents the theoretical contents.
  • Practice sessions (10 hours). Students solve problems and representative case studies.
  • Laboratory sessions (15 hours). Experimental setups are carried out and their results are reported. 
  • Autonomous work (40 hours, including 4 tutorial hours).
  • Study (38 hours).
  • Evaluation tests (2 hours).

 

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

Section 1. Basic concepts of biomedical electronic instrumentation

  • Overview and applications.
  • Electrophysiological fundamentals.
  • Electronic systems for medical diagnosis and therapy.

Section 2. Electrosurgical systems and application to cancer treatment

  • Introduction to electrosurgery.
  • Electrosurgical equipment.
  • Radiofrequency tumor treatment.
  • Electroporation tumor treatment.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Further information concerning the timetable, classroom, office hours, assessment dates and other details regarding this course, will be provided on the first day of class or please refer to the EINA website.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

Teaching materials are available on the virtual platform Moodle (http://moodle.unizar.es).

  • J. G. Webster, Medical Instrumentation. Application and Design. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
  • R. S. Khandpur, Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation. McGraw-Hill, 2014.
  • J. A. Pearce, Electrosurgery. Chapman and Hall, 1986.
  • S. Silbernagl, A. Despopoulos, Color Atlas of Physiology. Thieme Georg Verlag, 2008.
  • S. Silbernagl, F. Lang, Color Atlas of Pathophysiology. Thieme Georg Verlag, 2016.
  • Specific papers in IEEE publications.