This subject begins with an examination of the imaging technology employed in conventional Nuclear Medicine; including relevant physics, electronics, counting statistics, pulse-height spectrometry and image quality. This subject also deals with Nuclear Medicine computer hardware and software; computer hardware components and devices, computer operating systems and language, Nuclear Medicine computer graphics, image acquisition and data analysis are covered in detail. This subject deals with the physics and instrumentation of SPECT and PET; including hybrid technology.
HD/FL
One session
School of Dentistry and Health Sciences
Module 1 (25%): Gamma Camera
" Terminology
" Basic Electronics
" Nuclear Counting Statistics
" Pulse-height Spectrometry
" Problems in Radiation Detection and Measurement
" Imaging Counting Systems
" Anger Gamma Cameras
" Quality Control
Module 2 (10%): Computing
" Terminology
" Functions and components of a computer system
" Computer operating systems
" Computer programming language (macro language)
" Computer graphics
" Nuclear medicine image acquisition methods
" Computer network in nuclear medicine department
" Data communication
Module 3 (25%): SPECT
" Terminology
" SPECT instrumentation, data acquisition and processing
" SPECT reconstruction techniques (introduction)
" Quality Control in SPECT
" Quantitative SPECT
" SPECT/CT
Module 4 (25%): PET
" Terminology
" Physical principles of PET
" PET instrumentation
" Quality control in PET
" PET/CT
" Quantitative PET
Module 5 (15%): Data analysis
" Terminology
" Digitisation
" Computer manipulation of digital images: basic image processing techniques, contrast stretch, edge enhancement, noise reduction, smoothing
" Computer analysis of images: simple feature detection, histographic, statistical analysis parametric imaging
" Quantitative and data analysis
" Filtered backprojection
" Iterative reconstruction
" Data fusion / co-registration
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of MRS323 in Session 1 2019. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.