PHYSICS AND INSTRUMENTATION IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE
FALL 2001 SYLLABUS (Ver: 10 Aug 2001)
September - December, 2001
Instructors:
Robert E. Zimmerman (REZ) Stephen C. Moore (SCM)
732-7196 732-6254
zimmer@bwh.harvard.edu scmoore@bwh.harvard.edu
Ramsey D. Badawi (RDB) John Correia (MGH)
632-6892 726-8336
Ramsey_Badawi@dfci.harvard.edu correia@petw6.mgh.harvard.edu
Daniel J. deVries (DJD) Georges El Fakhri (GEF)
732-6951 732-7142
devries@bwh.harvard.edu elfakhri@bwh.harvard.edu
TEXT: Sorenson & Phelps: Physics in Nuclear Medicine, 2nd ed. 1987
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hollenberg Conference Room, Thorn Research Building - 3rd Floor
Day Date Who Description
WED 5 Sep SCM Introduction; Atomic Structure, pp. 1-13
FRI 7 Sep REZ Nuclear Structure, pp. 13-21
MON 10 Sep REZ Modes of Radioactive Decay, pp. 22-37
WED 12 Sep REZ Decay of Radioactivity, pp. 38-55
FRI 14 Sep SCM Prob. Set – Atomic and Nuclear Structure
MON 17 Sep REZ Radiation Detectors, pp. 56-83
WED 19 Sep REZ Electronic Instrumentation, pp. 84-112
FRI 21 Sep DJD Prob. Set – Radioactive Decay
MON 24 Sep SCM Survey meters, dose, exposure
WED 26 Sep DJD Nuclear Counting Statistics, pp. 115-142
FRI 28 Sep DJD Statistics (continued)
MON 1 Oct SCM Lab – all day, HP measurements and gas detectors
WED 3 Oct GEF Charged particle interactions, pp. 161-177
FRI 5 Oct DJD Prob. Set – Counting statistics
MON 8 Oct SCM Columbus Day – no class
WED 10 Oct GEF Photon interactions, pp. 178-196
FRI 12 Oct GEF Prob. Set – Charged particle interactions
MON 15 Oct GEF Photon interactions cont., attenuation, HVL
WED 17 Oct REZ Pulse-height spectroscopy, pp. 219-237
FRI 19 Oct GEF Prob. Set – Photon interactions
MON 22 Oct REZ Detection and measurement, pp. 238-259
WED 24 Oct SCM Counting systems, pp. 261-297
FRI 26 Oct DJD Prob. Set – Detectors
MON 29 Oct GEF Review Math for Tomography
WED 31 Oct GEF Tomography, pp. 391-434
FRI 2 Nov REZ Lab – all day, Planar gamma camera
MON 5 Nov REZ Gamma cameras pp. 298-360
WED 7 Nov REZ Gamma cameras (cont.), Collimators
FRI 9 Nov REZ Prob. Set – Pulse-height spectroscopy
MON 12 Nov Veteran's Day (no class)
WED 14 Nov REZ Quality control (handouts)
FRI 16 Nov SCM Lab – all day, SPECT
MON 19 Nov GEF Tomography (cont.)
WED 21 Nov RDB PET Instrumentation
FRI 23 Nov Thanksgiving break
MON 26 Nov REZ Prob. Set – Anger camera; Quality control (cont.)
WED 28 Nov RDB PET Instrumentation (cont.)
FRI 30 Nov GEF Prob. Set – Tomography
MON 3 Dec MGH PET
WED 5 Dec MGH PET
FRI 7 Dec MGH PET
MON 10 Dec MGH PET
WED 12 Dec RDB Lab – all day, PET
FRI 14 Dec RDB Preparation for Balloon Debate
MON 17 Dec REZ FINAL EXAM
WED 19 Dec REZ Exam review