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11985 (v.2) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213
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Department of Medical Imaging Science |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Co Requisite(s): |
10145 (v.5) Medical Imaging Science 213
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Other Requisite(s): |
Admission: upon completion of first year of program
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Syllabus: |
Ultrasound - Review of basic physics, transducers, beam formation and focussing. Basis of image formation, B and M mode instruments, Doppler ultrasound, duplex scanners, colour Doppler, image recording, 3D imaging, new developments. Artefacts, quality assurance. Nuclear Medicine - Review of radioactive decay and interaction of radiation with matter, production of radioisotopes, scintillation counters, energy windows. Anger gamma camera - method of operation, collimators, digital gamma cameras, functionalcalculations. Whole body imaging, Single photon emission tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), performance measurements and quality control. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
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Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
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Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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