TN MRB Medical Physicist Syllabus 2021 PDF – Download Exam Pattern Here

TN MRB Medical Physicist Syllabus 2021 PDF – Download Exam Pattern Here: Tamil Nadu Medical Recruitment Board (TN MRB) has planned to Conduct Written Examination for the post of Medical Physicist.  Here We given Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Study Materials. It is very useful for those who are preparing for TN MRB Medical Physicist. Candidates can download Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Study Materials from the below mentioned links.

TN MRB Medical Physicist Syllabus 2021

Name of the Board	Tamil Nadu Medical Recruitment Board
Name of the Post	Medical Physicist
Vacancy	Various
Category	Syllabus & Exam Pattern Available
Status	Syllabus

TN MRB Medical Physicist Exam Pattern:

Subject	Duration	Max Marks
Medical Physics(PG Standard)	2.30 hrs	100

 

UNIT I – BASICS OF RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS:
Atomic Structure – Nuclear Transformation – Radioactivity and radioactive decay successive disintegration and equilibrium conditions – Interaction of Radiation with matter; electromagnetic radiation, charged particles and neutrons – Radiation attenuation coefficients – Radiation dosimetric concepts, quantities and units – cavity theories – Principles of Radiation detection and measurements – Radiation dosimeters and Radiation monitors.

UNIT II – RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS:
Radiotherapy with sealed and unsealed radionuclide – Mechanism of Telecobalt and linear accelerators (LINAC) – Physics of Modern radiotherapy machines – 3D CRT, IMRT, SRS & SRT, IGRT, cyber kinfe and Proton Beam therapy – Radiation Dosimetry protocol (TRS 398), Calibration of teletherapy equipments – Quality Assurance of Radiotherapy machines – Treatment Planning System (TPS) in radiation therapy & Quality assurance of TPS.

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UNIT III – PHYSICS OF BRACHYTHERAPY:
Introduction to Brachytherapy radionuclide and their properties – Production and construction of sealed – LDR, MDR and HDR Brachytherapy sources, their specification & calibration – reference Exposure rate – reference air kerma rate and air kerma strength – source calibration using an In-air set-up and calibration using a well type ionization chamber – source calibration using solid phantoms- source dosimetry – Interstitial, Intracavitary, intraluminal and pulsed brachytherapy – Monte Carlo Based source dosimetry – Quality assurance of brachytherapy equipments.

UNIT IV – BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION:
Physics of radiation absorption – Cancer biology – Cell survival curves – Fractionation in Radiation therapy- dose rate effect – Oxygen Enhancement Ratio (OER) – Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) – Linear Energy Transfer (LET) – Molecular mechanism of DNA & chromosomal damage and repair – 4 R’s of Radiobiology – Bioeffect models; Time Dose Fractionation (TDF) and Extrapolated Response Dose (ERD) – Hyperthermia – Radioprotectors – Effects of radiation on embryo and fetus – Acute radiation syndrome.

UNIT V – RADIATION HAZARD EVALUATION AND CONTROL:
Basic concepts of Radiation protection standards – philosophy behind radiation protection – External radiation protection – ICRP recommendations – Radiation dose limits – system of radiological protection – Equivalent dose, effective dose, committed dose – radiation exposures – Evaluation of external and internal radiation hazards and control – ALI-DAC- MPBB – planning and shielding calculations – radioactive waste disposal – Radiation emergencies, medical management and legislation.

UNIT VI – DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS:
Basic Physics of diagnostic radiology – Production of X-rays – diagnostic X-ray tube & its electrical circuits- X-ray tube rating – X-ray film, properties & Processing – Intensifying screens – Factors affecting radiographic imaging – fluoroscopy – Tomography – Various diagnostic X-ray tubes and shields – Computer Tomography (CT) and its generations – Quality assurance of diagnostic equipments – Digital substraction angiography (DSA).

UNIT VII – PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE:
Scintillation counters – Different types of collimators – Gamma camera – single head and dual head scanners – Emission tomography – Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) – Positron emission tomography (PET) – Production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine procedure – Technetium generator – Radiopharmaceuticals and their clinical applications.
UNIT VIII – PHYSICS OF ULTRASOUND & IMAGING:
Production & properties of ultrasound – propagation of ultrasound through body tissue – Acoustic impedance and acoustical characteristics in human body – ultrasound dosimetry – piezoelectric transducers – ultrasound scanning modes – Ultrasound cardiography (UCG) – Doppler effect – Double doppler shift – doppler systems – ultrasonic tomography – applications of ultrasound in medicine.
UNIT IX – LASERS IN MEDICINE AND THERMOGRAPHY:
Theory and production of medical lasers – Laser Tissue interaction mechanism – Applications of lasers in Dermatology, Oncology, Opthalmology – Application of ultrafast pulsed lasers in Medicine – laser blood flow meter. Hazards of lasers and their safety measures – Various types of electromagnetic radiations; UV, Visible, IR, their sources and detectors – Optical properties of tissues – Medical Applications of IR radiations in diagnosis and therapy.
UNIT X – MRI AND BIO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION :
Basic principles of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – Larmor frequency – Resonance – Slice selection – localization within slices – Machanism of relaxation (T1 and T2) – contrast agents – MRI system – Electrocardiography (ECG) – Electroencephalography (EEG) – Electromyography (EMG) – physiological assist devices – pacemaker – defibrillators – heart lung machine – diathermy units – Dialysis units; Hemo & peritonial dialysis – Blood cell counter

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