NMT 3030 Instrumentation and Computer Applications
The course presents detailed discussions of nuclear medicine systems and applications. Pulse height spectrometry, which plays an important role in many nuclear medicine procedures, is explained along with general problems in nuclear medicine counting for both in vivo and in vitro measurements. Radionuclide imaging, beginning with a description of the principles and performance characteristics of gamma cameras, still the workhorse of nuclear medicine, is covered. General concepts of image quality in nuclear medicine are discussed followed by an introduction to the basic concepts of reconstruction tomography. Instrumentation and implementation of reconstruction techniques are discussed for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systems. Hybrid imaging and the basic principles of computed tomography (CT) scanning are presented. Finally, digital image processing techniques are summarized.
Distribution
Allied Health SciencesOffered
Spring