Online Resources for Medical Physics The University of Colorado has a huge range of simulations at http://phet.colorado.edu/ including: •
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An NMR/MRI simulation http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/mri Nuclear fission http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-­‐fission Resonance http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/resonance Medical Images There are also a number of websites with examples of medical images and many of them are interactive. •
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On this website you can view MRI and CT cross sections through the head and neck and CT’s throughout the body, as well as photos of tissue cross-­‐sections (a little gruesome!): http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/grossanatomy/x_sec/mainx_sec.htm Here you can explore MRI of the human brain in 3D: http://www.thehumanbrain.info/mri/mr-­‐navigator.php Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics in the UK has a whole section of teaching materials for medical physics, covering MRI, PET, X-­‐ray imaging, gamma cameras, ultrasound and pulse oximeters: http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/resources/teaching-­‐medical-­‐physics/page_54690.html This includes interactive activity: http://www.insidestory.iop.org/insidestory_flash1.html Note: Medical Physics is taught to ages 14-­‐16 in the UK.