Professional/Short course Science and Instrumentation in Current Nuclear Medicine Practice

Content

The course syllabus typically covers:

• Physics of radionuclides and interaction with matter
• Formation and decay of radionuclides
• Principles of radiation detection and instrumentation
• Radiation detection systems
• Overview of SPECT and PET/CT systems
• Fundamental system performance, testing and analysis
• Computing applied to nuclear medicine
• Correct use of nuclear medicine equipment to obtain optimum images
• Radiation dosimetry
• Practical radiation protection and associated legislation

Learning and Teaching

Scheduled learning will include up to 40 hours engaged with lectures, video presentation, seminars, tutorials, discussion board entries, project supervision, work based learning.

Independent learning will include upto 110 hours engaged with essential reading, assignment preparation and completion etc.

Study time

Contact hours will be achieved through a multiple learning approaches that will include distance based education supplemented by knowledge exchange events. This distance based education will embrace UWE Bristol's current vision associated with Technology Enhanced learning.

Such learning will include but not be limited to, asynchronous delivery of lecture material through narrated presentations, notes and other guided reading, VLE discussion board fora with specific objectives, workplace tasks, and other study tasks deemed appropriate to the development of student knowledge.

Contact with the Module Leader for discussion of module-related issues will be facilitated by email, phone conversations and through interaction at the knowledge exchange events.

Assessment

A 1,500 word assignment and 1,000 word portfolio of discussion board extracts will demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes.

The 1500 word assignment based on a write-up of practical work in your department has consistently demonstrated very effective discrimination on the basis of sophistication of understanding of essential components of the process of image formation in nuclear medicine.

The portfolio will assess selected module learning outcomes. Inclusion of extracts from discussion board contributions ensures student engagement with the module content but also with peers for shared learning and debate.

Formative assessment will be achieved by feedback on discussion board contributions from the module team, indicating where good understanding has been achieved or where there is scope for further exploration and development.