MDPH402-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020

Nuclear Medicine

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

Radioactive decay and the choice of radionuclides, radiopharmaceuticals, imaging systems in nuclear medicine, diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine, radiation protection.

Learning Outcomes

• Radioactive decay and radionuclide choice
• Specific properties of detectors used in Nuclear Medicine
• Radionuclide production
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Non-imaging tracer studies
• Imaging systems used in Nuclear Medicine
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Diagnostic interpretation of radionuclide studies
• Analysis methods commonly used in Nuclear Medicine
• Therapeutic uses of unsealed sources
• Patient doses
• Dosimetry
• Radiation protection specific to Nuclear Medicine
• Professionalism and Ethics

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Steven Marsh

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 60%
Presentation 15%
Project 10%
Mid-term test 15%


Note that a pass in the final exam is required to pass the course!

Notes

The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the physics and its implementation in various imaging and treatment procedures performed in Nuclear Medicine.

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,054.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences on the departments and faculties page .

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