MEPH 583

Course Title	:	Laboratory in Radiological Physics – Nuclear Medicine
Course Code	:	MEPH 583
Credit Hours	:	1
Prerequisites	:	MEPH 563

Course Description

Performing the acceptance and quality assurance procedures for nuclear medicine imaging and non-imaging hardware. Practicing regulations and record keeping associated with the acquisition and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals. Radiation safety of patients, personnel, and area monitoring.

References

* Quality control of nuclear medicine instruments. International Atomic Energy Agency, 1991, IAEA-TECDOC-602.

* IAEA Quality Atlas for Scintillation Camera Systems. International Atomic Energy Agency, 2003, STI/PUB/1141.

* Quality Assurance for PET and PET/CT Systems. International Atomic Energy Agency, 2009, STI/PUB/1393.

* Scintillation Camera Acceptance Testing and Performance Evaluation. American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 1980, AAPM Report № 6.

* Rotating Scintillation Camera SPECT Acceptance Testing and Quality Control. American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 1987, AAPM Report № 22.

* Quantitation of SPECT Performance, American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 1995, AAPM Report № 52.

* PET and PET/CT Shielding Requirements. American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2005, AAPM Report № 108.

Teaching Tools

* Visits to the nuclear medicine department at a local hospital

Assessment

Activity	Weight
Lab Reports	70%
Final Exam	30%

Grading

Grade

Mark

A+ ≥89

A 82-88

B+ 75-81

B 68-74

C+ 61-67

C 54-60

D+ 47-53

D 40-46

F <40

Lab Content

Session	Experiment Title
1.	Quality Control of the 99Mo/99mTc Generator
2.	Quality Control of the Radiopharmaceuticals
3.	Quality Control of the Dose Calibrator
4.	Quality Control of the Gamma Camera
5.	Quality Control of the SPECT System
6.	Quality Control of the PET System
7.	Quality Control of the X-ray CT as part of PET/CT and SPECT/CT
8.	Quality Control of the Thyroid Uptake Probe