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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Nuclear medicine physics and clinical application |
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| Course Code |
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MEDF-502 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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2 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Learns the methods of radionuclides preparation
Learns patient setup and immobilization methods during PET and camera imaging.
Learns treatment planning methods with radiotherapy radiopharmaceutics
Learns the PET imaging
Discusses the PET and PET/CT imaging
Comprehends the importance of PET CT in diagnosis
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The aim of this course is to teach basic nuclear medicine physics, preparation of radionuclides and nuclear medicine instruments, and practice with nuclear medicine instruments. |
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| Course Contents |
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Physics of Nuclear Medicine, instrumentation (Radiation detection, anger scintillation cameras), Radiochemistry and radiopharmacology (Production of radionuclides, PET radiopharmaceuticals, Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals), Radiation safety in Nuclear Medicine (Radiation safety program, Source of radiation exposure, Radiation regulations, Radiation dose, Biological effects of ionizing radiation), Patient Care and Quality improvement, Principles of SPECT and SPECT/CT (Single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT image display), PET instrumentation, Clinical PET/CT Oncology |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, radionuclides preparing and imaging facilities |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Physics of Nuclear Medicine, |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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2 |
Radiation detection |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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3 |
anger scintillation cameras |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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4 |
Production of radionuclides, PET radiopharmaceuticals |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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5 |
Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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6 |
Radiation safety program in Nuclear medicine, Radiation regulations, |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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7 |
Source of radiation exposure, Radiation dose, Biological effects of ionizing radiation |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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8 |
Quiz |
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oral exam, practice |
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9 |
Patient Care and Quality improvement |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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10 |
Principles of SPECT and SPECT/CT (Single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography) |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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11 |
SPECT image display |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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12 |
PET instrumentation |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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13 |
PET instrumentation |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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14 |
Clinical PET/CT Oncology |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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15 |
Clinical PET/CT Oncology |
student reads related chapter from textbook and internet databases |
lecture by teacher, interactive teaching, practice |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
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oral and written exams, practice |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Radiologic science for technologist, Stewart Carlyle Bushong, Elsevier, 2013
Nuclear medicine and PET/CT Technology and Techniques, Paul E Christian, Kristen M Waterstram-Rich, MOSBY, 2007
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| Required Course Material(s) |
internet databases
lecture slides
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
4 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Lists and describes the functions of health organizations, explains how national and international health organizations are organized, and explains how to manage clinics. |
0 |
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2 |
owns some of the features of the human biological sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, cellular and biomolecular structure, radiologic anatomy, and so on.) related to Medical Physics applications. |
0 |
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3 |
explains and discusses the ethical and legal issues in the field of health care profession (eg, research ethics, data protection, privacy, reputation, ethics management). |
2 |
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4 |
explains the neccessary technical substructure for the qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. |
4 |
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5 |
explains the national legislative frameworks, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice of the European Community on the subject of Medical Physics |
0 |
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6 |
Covering the areas of medical physics, in order to explain the structure, function, the characteristics and the limitations, he/she uses the physical concepts, principles and theories in a detailed and quantitative way and also explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. |
5 |
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7 |
describes the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons), and other physical agents (electrical energy, static electricity / magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in a detailed and quantitavive way. |
5 |
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8 |
describes the useful and reverse effects of onizing radiation and different physical agents that have a link with medical devices by means of biological models in a numerical way ,and also explains the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains the ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. |
5 |
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9 |
explains deterministic / stochastic, early / late, teratogenic / genetic effects related to each physical agent |
5 |
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10 |
In order to review something in a systematic manner in the field of Medical Physics, he/she makes up a list of related literature in the fields of the General Physics, Medical Physics and Health physics. |
5 |
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11 |
uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to sort out clinical problems of safety / risk management related to the clinical use of medical devices, and on ionization radiation. |
5 |
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12 |
uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. |
0 |
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13 |
designs digital clinical and biomedical studies based on meticulous and rigorous statistical base. |
3 |
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14 |
Uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. |
3 |
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15 |
tells the use of dosimetries used in medical physics based on physical concepts, principles and theories. |
0 |
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16 |
identifies the dosimetric quantities of patients in each clinical process, and describes the methods for the measurement of these features. |
0 |
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17 |
describes and explains different dosimetric quantities that are used and explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). |
0 |
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18 |
explains the principles of biological monitoring and dosimetry. |
0 |
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19 |
Understands the nature of the anatomical medical images. |
0 |
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20 |
During the administration of ionizing radiation to the patient, he/she determines the method and designs different applications to improve this method. |
4 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
4 |
10 |
40 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Total Workload: | 176 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 7.04 |
| ECTS Credit: | 7 |
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