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Physics and Chemistry of Nuclear Medicine

Radiologists looking at brain scans
PBMED XLC 200A

Enrollment islimited to candidates of the Certificate in Medical Physics

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About This Course

Nuclear structure, statistics of radioactive decay, nuclear radiations and their interaction with matter, nuclear decay processes, nuclear reactions, and compartment models. Physical and chemical properties of radioactive preparations used in nuclear medicine. Basic principles of nuclear medicine imaging, SPECT, and PET.

Textbooks
Radiation Detection and Measurement, 4th ed., Knoll
ISBN: 9780470131480

Physics in Nuclear Medicine, 4th ed., Cherry
ISBN: 9781416051985