Nuclear Medicine Studies 1

Course aim

Develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for Nuclear Medicine clinical practice.

Course content

Applied anatomy, physiology, and pathology in the context of nuclear medicine theory and technique of the skeletal, respiratory, endocrine and urinary systems in adult and paediatric patients. The process of image formation; digital image quality and manipulation; picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). Radiopharmacy including 99Molybdenum (Mo)/99mTechnetium (Tc) generator, kit reconstitution, quality control and radiopharmaceutical uptake in relation to the skeletal, respiratory, endocrine and urinary systems. Principles of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) including quality control procedures. Principles, calibration, quality control and use of the dose calibrator, the gamma camera and general Nuclear Medicine equipment including radiation and scintillation detectors. Introduction to radiation safety and radiation protection including radiation biology and regulatory and legal responsibilities. Interpersonal communication skills, responding empathically, patient consent, patient confidentiality, patients with particular needs (cultural, social, mobility, cognitive), interviewing skills, monitoring patient comfort and welfare, duty of care; team work; professionalism; ethics; legalities; medical terminology; situation analysis. National Safety and Quality in Health Service Standards.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 1026	Medical Radiation Human Anatomy
PHYS 1017	Physics for Medical Radiation 100
MEDI 2006	Pathology for Medical Radiation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	1 hour x 6 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 3 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, 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.