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