Introduction to Biomedical Optics

INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL OPTICS
formerly
"LASER APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE"

Course Information Sheet (Syllabus)

Instructor	Prof. Dr. İnci ÇİLESİZ <cilesiz@itu.edu.tr>, ITÜ EEF 7205
Meeting Times	to be arranged

Objective	This course is designed to provide graduate students with a working knowledge of the theoretical and experimental principles underlying the applications of lasers in medicine. The students are encouraged to search for additional reading material at the library as well as internet resources, and to participate in or initiate discussions in class.

Grading	Homework (4-5) 30% Midterm Exams (2) 20% Project 10% Final Exam 40%

Homework	Homework assignments are directed towards a better understanding of the material covered in class and/or presumed known. Thus, homework assignments may cover material not discussed/reviewed in class. Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date indicated and late homework will not be accepted. The students are expected to use the library while working on their assignments. Group work is encouraged but each student is required to turn in his/her own assignment. Mot a mot copying and/or plagiarizing are not acceptable.

Exams	There will be two midterm exams during the semester and a final exam at the end of the semester. All exams will cover material discussed in class and covered in homework assignments.

Project	Each student is required to work on a short project during the second half of the semester and make a 15-20 minute presentation in class in the last week(s) of class. The project may involve either (1) an in depth review of one or more scientific papers or (2) research on light distribution in laser-irradiated tissue using a readily available Monte Carlo simulation available for use on PC computers. The instructor is open to other suggestions and students are encouraged to come up with original project ideas by the end of October. Additional scientific literature will be provided by the instructor. A one page project proposal will be submitted to the instructor by mid November.

Recommended texts available at ITÜ Main Library:

Niemz, M. Laser-Tissue Interactions. Springer Verlag, 3rd edition, 2003.
Welch A.J. and van Gemert M.J.C. Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue. Plenum Press. 1995.
Hecht, E., Optics. 4th edition, Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., 2001.
Lacowicz J.R. Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy. 2nd edition, Plenum Pub Corp, 1999.
any MODERN PHYSICS book (this one is recommended) with ample information on quantum physics, i. e., atoms, molecules, orbitals, energy levels, transitions between energy levels, etc.

Recommended periodicals/journals:

IEEE publications: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Other publications: Applied Optics, Optics Express, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Lasers in Medical Sciences, Lasers in the Life Sciences, Proceedings of the SPIE on BiOS, and on-line ITU library and other resources...

The instructor will make every effort to photoduplicate and distribute material not readily available.