11985 (v.3) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213
| Area: | Department of Medical Imaging Science |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| ** 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. ** | |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Co Requisite(s): | 10145 (v.5) Medical Imaging Science 213 or any previous version |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: upon completion of first year of program |
| 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. |
| ** 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. ** | |
| Field of Education: | 061501 Radiography |
| Funding Cluster: | 06 - Computing, Built |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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