COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUCLEAR MEDICINE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 5054 NUCLEAR MEDICINE ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

Aims of this course are to teach nuclear medicine imaging and radionuclide therapy methods, as well as clinical indications and interpretation of images.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe imaging methods used in Nuclear Medicine
2   Being able to acquire images using nuclear medicine methods.
3   Being able to make calculations on the images
4   Being able to list the indications of imaging methods
5   Being able to interpret the images
6   Being able to describe radionuclide therapy and its indications.
7   Being able to list the radiopharmaceuticals used in radionuclide therapy.
8   Being able to describe the protocols used in radionuclide therapy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of Nuclear Medicine
2 Principles of Nuclear Medicine Imaging
3 Bone Imaging
4 Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging
5 Urinary System Imaging
6 Brain Imaging
7 Cardiac Imaging
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Gastrointestinal System Imaging
10 Respiratory System Imaging
11 Tumor Imaging
12 Lymphatic System Imaging
13 Infection Inflammation Imaging
14 Radionuclide Therapy

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Klinik Uygulamada Nükleer Tıp, F Tamgaç, T Erselcan
Klinik Uygulamada PET/BT Çev . O Uğur, M Ünlü
Auxiliary references:
Nuclear Medicine Technology and Technics, D.R.Bernier
Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Fred A. Metler
Practical Nuclear Medicine Peter F. Sharp; Howard G. Gemmell,;, Alison D Murray

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ODV * 0.40 + FIN* 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ODV * 0.40 + RST* 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

2 homework projects will be prepared and presented.
10 weekly home assignments will be performed.
Final examination and mid term exam will be by assay or test type examination technique

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons.
2. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hatice.durak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday between 10:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.24
LO.3
LO.4
LO.55
LO.6
LO.7455
LO.8

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