This subject provides an explanation of the construction of various radiation detectors, including none imaging counters and Anger camera, used in Nuclear Medicine, and an understanding of their relevant physics and electronics. It also covers nuclear counting statistics, pulse-height spectrometry, image quality, and Bone Mineral Densitometry (BMD).
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2018.
HD/FL
One session
School of Biomedical Sciences
B App Sc(Nuclear Medicine Technology) students only
Basic Electronics for Radiation Detection Equipment Nuclear Counting Statistics Pulse-height Spectrometry Problems in Radiation Detection and Measurement Imaging Counting Systems Anger Gamma Cameras Quality Controls in Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation Principles of Bone Mineral Densitometry
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