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Nuclear medicine physics

PHYM5301
4 hours English

Nuclear medicine physics

Nuclear Medicine Physics
1 Basic of Nuclear Medicine Physics, / Fundamental concepts / The power of nuclear medicine / The role of physics in nuclear medicine / Specific activity / FDecay of a mixed radionuclide sample / Parent-daughter decay
2 Radionuclide and Radiopharmaceutical Production / A. Reactor-produced radionuclides / B. Accelerator-produced radionuclides / C. Radionuclide generators / D. Equations for radionuclide production / E. Radionuclides for nuclear medicine / F. Radiopharmaceuticals for clinical applications
3 Problems in Radiation Detection and Measurement / Scintillation detectors / Detection efficiency / Problems in the detection and measurement of ? particles / Dead time / Quality assurance for radiation measurement systems
4 Pulse-height SPECTrometry / A. Basic principles / B. SPECTrometry with nai(tl) / C. SPECTrometry with other detectors
5 Counting systems / A. Nai(tl) well counter / B. Counting with conventional nai (tl) detectors / C. Liquid scintillation counters
6 The gamma camera: basic principles / A. General concepts of radionuclide imaging / B. Basic principles of the gamma camera / C. Types of gamma cameras and their clinical uses
7 The gamma camera: performance characteristics / A. Basic performance characteristics / B. Detector limitations: nonuniformity and nonlinearity / C. Design and performance characteristics of parallel-hole collimators / D. Performance characteristics of converging, diverging, and pinhole collimators / E. Measurements of gamma camera performance
8 Tomographic Reconstruction in Nuclear Medicine / A. General concepts, notation, and terminology / B. Backprojection and Fourier-based techniques / C. Image quality in Fourier transform and filtered back projection techniques / D. Iterative reconstruction algorithms / E. Reconstruction of fan-beam, cone-beam, and pinhole SPECT / Data, and 3-d PET data
9 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography / A. SPECT systems / B. Practical implementation of SPECT / C. Performance characteristics of SPECT systems / D. Applications of SPECT
10 Positron Emission Tomography / Basic principles of PET imaging / B. PET detector and scanner designs / C. Data acquisition for PET / D. Data corrections and quantitative aSPECTs of PET / E. Performance characteristics of PET system / F. Clinical and research applications of PET
11 Hybrid Imaging: SPECT/CT and PET/CT / A. Motivation for hybrid systems / B. X-ray computed tomography / C. SPECT/CT systems / D. PET/CT / E. Attenuation and scatter correction using CT, radioisotopes / F. Hybrid PET/MRI and SPECT/MRI
12 Tracer Kinetic Modeling / A. Basic concepts / B. Tracers and compartments / C. Tracer delivery and transport / D. Formulation of a compartmental model / E. Examples of dynamic imaging and tracer kinetic
13 Dose Calibrator quality control (QC) / Survey Meters quality control / Gamma camera quality control / Mo 99-Tc99m Generator & Radiopharmaceutical quality control / Thyroid uptake calculation / Calculation of the doses of radioiodine / Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (EF) / Renal glomerular filtration rate (GFR) / Well Counter quality control (QC)
1.1 Mapped to: K1, K2,K3

- Understanding the outlines of the Physics of nuclear medicine.

Teaching Strategy Brainstorming. Cooperative learning. Dialogue and discussion. Constructivist. Learning. Self-learning.
Assessment Methods Conducting scientific research and follow-up of advances in the field. Quarterly tests. By 15-minute multiple choice test on content on completion of each topic with results carrying 20% of the final assessment. Duties and discussions within the lecture Multiple choice knowledge items on the final exam
2.1 Mapped to: S1,S3

- estimate mathematical and physical formulas to solve problems in the Physics of nuclear medicine and related fields of studies - interpret the data obtained from the QC of instruments

Teaching Strategy Problem-solving strategy Cooperative learning strategy Strategy group discussions
Assessment Methods Practical test Written test Individual and group activities
2.2 Mapped to: S3,S5

- integrate information technology (IT) based solutions into the Physics of nuclear medicine different fields effectively..

Teaching Strategy Assigning students to solve the exercises in each chapter
Assessment Methods Short cognitive tests. Achievement tests
3.1 Mapped to: V1,V2

-work in a group to conduct an experiment. -write a short report in specific subject related to the course materials by using advanced information and communication tools - write a report individually or in a team using the library and the internet - appraise the correctness of their solution, interpret their results, and connect it to related areas of physics of NM.

Teaching Strategy Training students to build good relationships with their counterparts and collaborate with others and develop personal and professional performance through the following strategies: cooperative learning peer education Enhance confidence in the same student and encourage dialogue and discussion.
Assessment Methods Students are assessed through: evaluation of field activities verbal tests assessment assignments style note Request solutions from each group in front of students.
3.2 Mapped to: V2,V3

- justify the essential parts of a problem and formulate a strategy for solving the problem. - evaluate the solution to a problem and apply appropriate techniques to arrive the solution.

Teaching Strategy - Raise the spirit of cooperation among students.
Assessment Methods - The final evaluation of the collective tasks and discusses their students.