Nuclear Medicine Studies 3

In this course, students will develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes leading to a more complex level of Nuclear Medicine clinical practice. Contents include: applied anatomy, physiology and pathology in the context of nuclear medicine theory and technique of the central nervous system and positron emission tomography in a range of patient populations as related to radiopharmaceutical bio-distribution and scan findings; techniques of the central nervous system and positron emission tomography (PET); image quality and manipulation; accuracy of techniques; radiopharmaceuticals used and their mechanisms of uptake in relation to the central nervous system and positron emission tomography (PET); positron emission tomography (PET) instrumentation; the cyclotron; good manufacturing practice; positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical production; radiation protection; verbal/non-verbal communication skills; patient care - handling difficult situations, the unconscious patient, the deteriorating patient; team work including with other health care professionals; professionalism; ethics; legalities; medical terminology; situation analysis; National Safety and Quality in Health Service Standards (NSQHS).