COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INNOVATIONS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6017 INNOVATIONS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RECEP BEKIŞ

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

Aims of this course are to teach subjects related to new detection systems in nuclear medicine and new methods used in the diagnosis and treatment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to know new detection systems in nuclear medicine
2   Being able to know radiation dosimetry in nuclear medicine
3   Being able to know technological developments in SPECT / CT
4   Being able to know technological developments in PET

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Internal Radiation Dosimetry: Formulations, Models, and Measurements, it s future, Directions in Scintillation Materials Research, The Evolution of Spect, Technological Development and Advances, New Trends in Pet Detector Develop., Current and Future Use Of LSO:CE Scintillators, Accuracy and Precision of Radioactivity Quantification, App to Y-90 bremsstrahlung SPECT, imaging of 124I and 86YwithPET

Recomended or Required Reading

Physics in Nuclear Medicine (Simon R. Cherry, James A. Sorenson, Michael E. Phelps)
Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging (Fred A. Mettler, Milton J. Guiberteau)

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 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria


1. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
2. Final examination will be evaluated 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. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.1554
LO.2545
LO.3544
LO.4544