Medical imaging is the backbone of modern clinical diagnosis — roughly 600 million imaging exams are performed each year in the U.S. alone. Behind every modality — radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, PET and emerging hybrids — are engineering decisions about image formation, image quality, dose, patient safety and regulatory compliance.

This instructor-led online course builds the technical and regulatory competence to take part in the design, quality assurance, clinical operation or regulatory management of imaging equipment. It covers the physics of image formation across modalities; quantitative image-quality metrics (spatial resolution, contrast resolution, SNR, MTF); ALARA and radiation protection; FDA 21 CFR Subchapter J (Parts 1000–1050) and the IEC 60601-2 modality standards; AAPM quality-assurance protocols (TG-100 risk-based QA, TG-142); and deep-learning image reconstruction under current FDA AI/ML guidance.