309797 (v.1) Medical Imaging Science 346

Area:

Department of Medical Imaging Science

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** 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:

1 x 5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Physics component - the physics of nuclear medicine, radioactive decay and interaction of radiation with matter, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography. Instrumentation component - production of radioisotopes, scintillation counters, energy windows. Rectilinear scanners - historical review, Anger gamma camera - method of operation, collimators, digital gamma cameras, functional calculations. Whole body imaging, SECT, performance measurements and quality control, PET. Artifacts, quality assurance. Imaging component - principles of nuclear medicine imaging of various systems and organs - skeletal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, endocrine and central nervous systems, renal, GI tract (including blood loss), liver, spleen and infection/inflammatory disease imaging. Radionuclide therapy and tracer principles. Integration and application of the common studies and practical aspects of instrumentation. Radiopharmacy component - production of radionuclides characteristics and basic concepts of the chemistry of radiopharmaceuticals, Manufacture and use of cold kits. Radiopharmaceutical preparation, dispensing, behaviour in vivo. Labelling blood components. Non imaging radiopharmaceuticals. Practical application of the basic principles.

** 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 Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External