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11985 (v.2) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213
Area: | Department of Medical Imaging Science |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 12.5 |
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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| 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. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | |
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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