COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIOPHARMACY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NTT 1007 RADIOPHARMACY I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nuclear Medicine Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MELEK CAN SEMIZ

Offered to

Nuclear Medicine Techniques

Course Objective

This aim of the course is to teach basic principles of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopaharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to know the radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine
2   Being able to know examination and dosage of the radiopharmaceuticals
3   Being able to know nuclear medicine laboratory principles
4   Being able to know the radionuclide generators
5   Being able to know labeling and performing of quality control of the radiopharmaceuticals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nuclear Medicine and radiopharmacy
2 Radionuclides
3 Production methods of radionuclides
4 Radionuclide generators
5 Tc99m-Mo99 generators
6 Tc99m radiopharmaceuticals
7 I. midterm
8 PET radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals
9 Therapy radiopharmaceuticals
10 Hot Laboratory principles
11 Hot lob devices and machines
12 Radionuclide decay arithmetics
14 II. midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

Presentations, course notes, Fundamentals of Radiopharmacy, G. Saha, Textbook of Radiopharmacy, C.B. Sampson, Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine Practice, R.J.Kowalsky, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Technics, D.R.Bernier, Operational Guidance on Hospital Radiopharmacy, IAEA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Two midterm exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: turkan.ertay@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 412 4280

Office Hours

8:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.244
LO.354
LO.444
LO.555