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Radiation and radionuclides; Radiation dose; physical Radiation protection; Direct and indirect action of Irradiation; Principles of radioimmunoassay; Radioisotopes in medicine and their physiological effects

Basic principles of radiological imaging of human tissue, radiological identification of major body structures, introduction to modern imaging techniques, precautionary measures. Anatomical position: viewing radiograph, sagittal, coronal, axial, anterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, supine, prone, erect, medial, lateral, superior, inferior, cranial, caudal, flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, rotation, proximal, distal, oblique, decubitus, superficial, deep, palmar, plantar, inversion, eversion. apical, foramen, condyle, fossa, process and other important cross sectional anatomical terminology. Posteroanterior, anteroposterior, RAO, LAO, RPO, LPO, dorsal decubitus, ventral decubitus, lateral decubitus. OF, OM.

Application of Managerial functions, Health Management Structure Health Care Policy. Inter- dependence of various departments. Radiology department and organisational structure.Financial resources and management. Vital Personnel Management, Management and communication process. Patient – flow and appointment system. Public Relations. Evaluation of Management principles and performance. Total quality management.

Practical basis of some basic radiographic procedures, barium meal and follow through. Barium enema, IVU, HSG, MCUG, RUG. The common features of peptic ulcers affecting the duodenum, gastric ulcers and tumours. Chest radiographs with a view for identifying common lesions, consolidations, pleural fluid collections, pneumothorax, mediastinal shift. Ultrasound features of diseases of some of the organs in the body such as liver, pancreas, gall balder, appendix, colonic tumours. The indications and some basic technique of some of the systems of the body, the technique of HSG, IVU, RUG, MCUG, barium meal and follow through, barium enema, barium swallow, the indications and interpretations of some common neurological disorders, head injury. Different types of skull fractures and intra cranial hematoma. Mass effect on CT scan images. Cystic lesions from solid lesions on ultrasound scan. Some instruments used in interventional radiology, the cannula, guide wires, stents, coils. The basic technique for ultrasound guided biopsies and drainage procedures.

Principles of radioactivity; Radioactivity of rocks and minerals ionization chamber Geiger-Muller counter; Scintillation meter; Miscellaneous instrument and calibration; Field techniques; Spectrometric Surveys; Aero-spectrometric methods; Interpretation procedures

Application of Ionizing Radiation to Tumors and other Diseases. Superficial and Deep Therapy. Heat and Immunotherapy. Nature and Types of Cancer, staying of cancer, causes and Management. Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Equipment for production of Radiation Therapy Beam. Radiation Beam measurement/Isodose curves. Radiation protection Beam Modifiers/applicators. Simulator and their uses, Manual and automatic Planning. Treatment fields and applications. Radio-therapeutic procedures for selected organs. Mould room and their uses. Management of Patient and Post Treatment Patient Care Drugs.

Brief Introduction: Composition and characteristics of modern railway communication and signal system; Development trend and characteristics of railway communication and signal system. Railway communications: Overview about railway dedicated communications; Delicate communication equipment; Dispatching communication; GSM-Railway. Railway signals: Overview about railway signals; Color-light signal; Setting and displays of the signal. Railway signal fundamental equipment: Railway signal relay; Point switch; Railway track circuits and other train positioning facilities. Railway station signal control system: Basic concepts of station signal control system; Electric interlocking; Microcomputer-based interlocking. Railway section signal control system: Concepts and classification of railway block system; Semi-automatic block system; Automatic block between railway station; Automatic block system; Crossing signal. Marshalling shunting control system: Fundamental equipment for marshalling station control system; Automatic hump yard; Synthetic automation of marshalling yard. Train operation dispatching command system: Development of train operation dispatching command system; Train dispatching command system (TDCS); Centralized Traffic Control System (CTC); High-speed railway dispatching command system. Train operation control system: Overview about train operation control system; Cab signaling and train running monitor and record device; Nigerian train control system (CTCS) 300 Level

Railway freight transportation facilities and equipment: Starting from the facilities and equipment requirements of freight transportation, to guide the student to conceive of the types, plan and layout of railway freight transportation; to demonstrate various railway freight transportation facilities and equipment by case teaching. Railway freight transportation organization: To demonstrate the railway freight organization process by case teaching; to encourage students to consult the literature and summarize the characteristics of railway freight market. Railway freight transportation technology: Through laboratory visits and hands-on operations to deepen the understanding and mastery of railway freight transportation technology. Tendency of railway freight transportation: To expand the thought; to forecast future tendency of railway freight transportation. Practical content Course Project of Railway Freight Transportation: Design a Railway Freight Yard for 1 week

Fundamental structural components of the railway track and how they are designed to withstand the effects of train and environmental forces so that the railway foundation is adequately protected and train / track operating costs, passenger comfort and safety are kept within acceptable limits. Track structure as a whole and its components parts including the rails, fastenings, sleepers, ballast, the formation and subsoil. Switches and crossings and the overhead line electrification system. Aspects of concreted (slab track). Track maintenance.

Introduction: Development history of railway passenger transportation; The characteristic of railway passenger transportation compared with other transportation ways; Basic function of railway passenger transportation. Passenger Station: The function of passenger station; The facilities of passenger station; The Layout of all kinds of facilities in passenger station. Rolling stock depot: The function of Rolling stock depot; The layout of rolling stock depot; The organization of rolling stock depot. Train planning: The content of train plan; The method of train planning. Train operational organization: The content of train operation organization; Some concepts of train operation organization; The calculation of train crews. Price: Some concepts about price; The formation of ticket price; The calculation of ticket price.