Nuclear Medicine Studies 4

Course aim

Develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes in more complex and advanced levels of Nuclear Medicine clinical practice.

Course content

Applied anatomy, physiology and pathology of tumour, infection/ inflammatory, lymphatic, , lacrimal procedures as related to radiopharmaceutical distribution and scan findings; techniques of tumour, infection/inflammatory, lymphatic, and lacrimal procedures pertaining to a range of patient populations; image quality and manipulation; accuracy of techniques; radiopharmaceuticals used and their mechanisms of uptake in relation to tumour, infection/inflammatory, lymphatic, and lacrimal procedures; principles, calibration, quality control and use of a bone densitometer; principles of venesection and issues relevant to occupational health and safety; the centrifuge and biosafety hazard cabinet; laboratory safety; therapy and theranostics; radiation protection; interpersonal communication skills - patient care - handling difficult situations, clinical and social implications of disease; team work including with other health care professionals; professionalism; ethics; legalities; medical terminology; situation analysis; National Safety and Quality in Health Service Standards (NSQHS).

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHYS 2006	Physics for Medical Radiation 200
RADY 3023	Nuclear Medicine Studies 3
RADY 3032	CT and PET Imaging

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

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

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Presentation

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.