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11985 (v.3) 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 or any previous version
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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: |
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 |
Availability |
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Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.
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