Clinical Instrumentation and Techniques
General
Prefix
NMDT
Course Number
407
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Health and Wellness Professions
Description
Structure, operating characteristics, and practice in use of nuclear radiation detection instruments and radioisotope handling devices used in medical diagnosis and therapy. Requirement: acceptance into a hospital program.
Credits
Min
1
Max
4
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Explain all quality control procedures from camera installation to everyday quality control procedures for SPECT systems.
Outcome
Process SPECT imaging utilizing FBP and OSEM with various filters, demonstrating the characteristics of each filter.
Outcome
Describe the origin and effect of each of the following image characteristics: background, noise, resolution loss with distance, and photon attenuation and scatter for SPECT imaging.
Outcome
Explain attenuation correction and how it is applied to SPECT images.
Outcome
Explain all quality control procedures from camera installation to everyday quality control procedures for PET and CT systems.
Outcome
Identify and explain the purpose of all components of a PET/CT system.
Outcome
Explain attenuation correction and how it is applied to and PET/CT images.
Outcome
Compare and contrast instrumentation used for planar, SPECT, PET and CT imaging.