Nuclear Medicine Studies 1
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
RADY 2010
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
101924
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
Develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for Nuclear Medicine clinical practice.
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.
Nil
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
MEDI 2006 | Pathology for Medical Radiation |
HLTH 1026 | Medical Radiation Human Anatomy |
PHYS 1017 | Physics for Medical Radiation 100 |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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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.
Case study, Examination, Presentation
EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.