Nuclear Medicine Studies 3

Course aim

To provide students with opportunities to develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes leading to a more complex level of Nuclear Medicine clinical practice.

Course content

Anatomy, physiology and pathology of the central nervous system and other specific regions/areas in the body as related to radiopharmaceutical distribution and scan findings of specific Nuclear Medicine techniques; techniques of the central nervous system and positron emission tomography (PET) pertaining to adults and paediatrics; image quality and manipulation; accuracy of techniques; radiopharmaceuticals used and their mechanisms of uptake in relation to the central nervous system and positron emission tomography (PET) studies; advantages and disadvantages of positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) including co-registration with computed tomography (CT); radiation protection; verbal/non-verbal communication skills; patient care - handling difficult situations, processes involved with grief and loss, the unconscious patient, the disabled patient; team work including with other health care professionals; professionalism; ethics; legalities; medical terminology; situation analysis.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
RADY 3022	Nuclear Medicine Studies 2
PHYS 2006	Physics for Medical Radiation 3

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	6 hours x 6 weeks
Tutorial	4 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar	1 hour x 4 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Case study, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.