Graduate Program

Course Credit: 3

This course covers the basic and advanced topics of biomedical measurement and instrument design. The detection of measurable physiological signals and physiological outcome of evoked and stimulated phenomena are studied. The measurement of physical properties of bodily fluids are covered. This course gives an introduction to some basic sensors used in biomedical measurements and discusses the process of converting biosignals into measurable electric signals. Amplification techniques, stimulation circuits, isolation techniques and noise reduction techniques are studied. A basic introduction to analog-digital conversion and hardware interfacing is covered. This course also gives an introduction to biomedical rehabilitation equipment and their fundamental design techniques and measuring processes. It also gives a brief insight about patient safety requirements in instrument designing.

Course Credit: 3

This course is designed to provide understanding of principles of major medical imaging methods. It also acquaints students with the application of these techniques in diagnosis of various physiological conditions. The course aims to provide a generalized overview of the medical imaging methods so that learners from diverse interdisciplinary background can participate.

Course Credit: 3

The course is designed to familiarize the students with the traditional as well as recent advances in the research methodology with the focus on identification and critical evaluation of real-life problems in the field of biomedical engineering and medical physics.

Course Credit: 2

This course is designed for students to have a clear conception about the various topics covered in the courses of the program. The course is based on an oral session for which the students are expected to have good communication skills and clear subject knowledge.

Course Credit: 2

This course is designed for students to get hands on experience on measuring various physiological signals. Students get a detailed understanding on physiological phenomenon of signals biological constraints in consideration. Various biological signals are observed using training modules and their characteristics analysed with theoretical values.

Course Credit: 6

This course is designed for students to get hands on experience on measuring various physiological signals. Students get a detailed understanding on physiological phenomenon of signals biological constraints in consideration. Various biological signals are observed using training modules and their characteristics analysed with theoretical values.

Course Credit: 2

This course is designed for students to get hands on experience on designing circuits for measuring various physiological signals. Students get hands-on experience of building each circuit block from scratch using ICs and components.

Course Credit: 2

The course is designed to introduce the students with the recent trends in the field of biomedical engineering and medical physics.

Course Credit: 3

This course is designed to help learners comprehend the concepts of inherent properties, like electrical, magnetic and optical properties of the human body. Emphasis have been given to the different aspects, effects of external and internal stimulations to the human body, modelling and developing various applications due to the changes of these properties.

Course Credit: 3

The course is broadly divided in two parts: (i) signal processing and (ii) image processing. It is designed to provide understanding of application of various signal processing techniques in biomedical engineering. The application of these techniques on several biomedical signals is discussed with several case studies. The second part of the course is designed to provide understanding of some basic image processing techniques on medical images. The basic principle of these techniques is discussed with their applications in biomedical engineering. Along with these, special emphasis is given on image reconstruction which is immensely important for understanding Computed Tomography (CT).

Course Credit: 3

The goal of this course is to prepare students for a clear concept about control system designing of the biomedical engineering devices. Modelling a system regarding mathematical aspect as well as electromechanical environment needs a deep concept about control system. Since biomedical devices are fully concerned with our physiological behaviour and its control, this subject merges the concept of engineering control system and physiological control system to provide the students a sufficient knowledge regarding the mechanism of Physiological Control System

Course Credit: 3

This course examines the basic theory and practice of Radiation and Health Physics. This course is designed to help students to acquaint with the principles of radiation physics including radioactivity, ionizing radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, and their effects on living tissue. This course also focuses on radiation dosimetry, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy equipment, and radiation protection.

Course Credit: 3

Knowledge of the radiobiology of normal tissues and tumors is essential for radiotherapy treatment planning. This course deals with the principles of radiation biology: factors that modify radiation response; linear energy transfer; relative biological effectiveness; tissue radio sensitivity; time-dose and fractionation; radiobiological modeling.

Course Credit: 3

Radiation therapy involves the therapeutic use of controlled doses of radiation for cancer treatment in hospitals. This course is designed to give students an understanding of the radiobiological basis for radiotherapy, radiation dosimetry, dose calibration protocols, equipment used in radiotherapy, treatment planning, dose calculation, and radiotherapy treatment techniques.

Course Credit: 3

This course is designed to help learners comprehend the basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology. Emphasis have been given to the different types of systems of the human body, its structure and its working mechanism applicable for non-medical students.

Course Credit: 3

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that employs and develops theories and methods of the physical sciences for the investigation of biological systems. This course is designed as a broad introduction into the field of biophysics for graduate students with the background in Physics and Engineering. The course focuses on applying the principles, theories, and methods of Physics to understand the function of living organism, in particular, main organ systems of the human body. The course aims to balance the need for rigorous mathematical treatment with the simplicity of presentation.