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LECTURE
NOTES: By
Stephen M. Karesh, Ph.D.
LECTURE
TOPICS Ø
Basic
Physics of Nuclear Medicine Ø
Completing Nuclear Equations Ø
Radioactive Decay and Interaction of Ionizing
Radiation with Matter Ø
Shielding Formula and Attenuation of radiation
by Matter Ø
Inverse Square Law Ø
Units of Radioactivity Ø
Mathematical Problem Solving Ø
Statistics: Concepts and Problems Ø
Equilibrium and Radionuclide Generators,
Generator QC Ø
Radioisotope Production Ø
Basics of Radiopharmacy Ø
The “Big Chart” of Every Clinically Useful
Radiopharmaceutical Ø
Radiopharmaceutical Preparation and Red Cell
Labeling Ø
PET Radiopharmaceuticals Ø
Quality Control in the Hot Lab; Radiation
Safety and Regulatory Issues Ø
In Vivo Non-Imaging Studies Ø
Mechanisms of Localization of
Radiopharmaceuticals Ø
Radionuclide Therapy Ø
Radiation Dosimetry Ø
Computers in Nuclear Medicine Ø
Principles of Scintillation Detection Ø
Image Processing Ø
QC of Imaging Equipment Ø SPECT and PET Imaging Ø
And other topics What
is NOT included: Ø
Physiology Ø
Patient
Positioning Ø
Procedures
for Clinical Studies |
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