2018 BioEngineering 221/Radiology 221
Instructors
Professor of Radiology (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford/Nuclear Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Physics, of Electrical Engineering and of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Physics)
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Course Logistics
| Classes: | Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00-10:20 AM Location: Alway M114 |
| Reference Materials: |
Physics in Nuclear Medicine Textbook availability:
Bookstore On reserve at Lane Library
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| Homework: | Chapter questions Physics in Nuclear Medicine Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine |
| Exams: | Midterm Exam - February 8, 2018 Final Exam - March 21, 2018 8:30-11:30, Alway M114 |
| Grading: | Midterm (50%) Final exam (50%) |
Course Syllabus
| Week | Tuesday | Topic | Thursday | Topic |
| 1 | 1/9 LK130 | Medical applications of radionuclide imagingChap 1L. Kiru, C. Levin & G. Pratx | 1/11 | Nuclear physics, radionuclide decayChap 2-4C. Levin |
| 2 | 1/16 | Physics: radionuclide production, interaction of radiation with matterChap 5-6C. Levin | 1/18 | Radiation detectorsChap 7C. Levin |
| 3 | 1/23 | Electronics for radiation detectorsChap 8C. Levin | 1/25 | Pulse Height SpectroscopyChap 1J. Klein |
| 4 | 1/30 | Gamma probes and nuclear counting statisticsChap 9 | 2/1 | Gamma CameraChap 13-14G. Pratx |
| 5 | 2/6 | Image QualityChap 15G. Pratx | 2/8 | Midterm |
| 6 | 2/13 LK306 | Interative image reconstructionChap 16G. Pratx | 2/15 | Analytical image reconstructionChap 16G. Pratx |
| 7 | 2/20 | SPECTChap 17C. Levin | 2/22 | PETChap 18C. Levin |
| 8 | 2/27 | Hybrid imagingChap 17-18C. Levin | 3/1 | Data correctionsChap 17-18G. Pratx |
| 9 | 3/6 | Image processingChap 20G. Pratx | 3/8 | Radiobiology and internal dosimetryChap 22-23 |
| 10 | 3/13 LK306 | Tracer kinetic modelingChap 21
| 3/15 | Review / Exam preparationTBD |
| Final Exam March 21, 2018 8:30-11:30am, Alway M114 | ||||
