PHYSICS AND INSTRUMENTATION IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE
FALL 2000 SYLLABUS (Ver: 21 Aug 2000)
September - December, 2000
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
Physics Conference Room off Main Pike, x1424
Day Date Who Description
MON 11 Sep SCM Introduction; Atomic Structure, pp. 1-13
WED 13 Sep REZ Nuclear Structure, pp. 13-21
FRI 15 Sep REZ Modes of Radioactive Decay, pp. 22-37
MON 18 Sep REZ Decay of Radioactivity, pp. 38-55
WED 20 Sep GEF Photon interactions, pp. 178-196
FRI 22 Sep SCM Prob. Set 1 – Atomic and Nuclear Structure
MON 25 Sep GEF Photon interactions cont., attenuation, HVL
WED 27 Sep SCM Survey meters, dose, exposure
FRI 29 Sep DJD Prob. Set 2 – Radioactive Decay
MON 2 Oct DJD Nuclear Counting Statistics, pp. 115-142
WED 4 Oct DJD Statistics (continued);
FRI 6 Oct SCM Lab #1 – all day
MON 9 Oct Columbus Day – no class
WED 11 Oct REZ Radiation Detectors, pp. 56-83
FRI 13 Oct SCM Prob. Set 3 – Photon interactions
MON 16 Oct REZ Charged particle interactions, pp. 161-177
WED 18 Oct REZ Electronic Instrumentation, pp. 84-112
FRI 20 Oct RDB Prob. Set 4 – Counting statistics
MON 23 Oct REZ Pulse-height spectroscopy, pp. 219-237
WED 25 Oct REZ Detection and measurement, pp. 238-259
FRI 27 Oct REZ Prob. Set 5 – Charged particle interactions
MON 30 Oct REZ Gamma cameras pp. 298-360
WED 1 Nov SCM Counting systems, pp. 261-297
FRI 3 Nov GEF Prob. Set 6 – Pulse-height spectroscopy
MON 6 Nov REZ Gamma cameras (cont.),
WED 8 Nov REZ Lab #2 – all day
FRI 10 Nov DJD Prob. Set 7 – Detectors
MON 13 Nov GEF Tomography, pp. 391-434
WED 15 Nov GEF Tomography (cont.)
FRI 17 Nov SCM Prob. Set 8 – Anger camera
MON 20 Nov REZ Quality control (handouts)
WED 22 Nov SCM Lab #3 – all day
FRI 24 Nov Thanksgiving break
MON 27 Nov RDB PET Instrumentation
WED 29 Nov RDB PET Instrumentation (cont.)
FRI 1 Dec GEF Prob. Set 9 – Tomography
MON 4 Dec MGH PET physics
WED 6 Dec MGH PET physics
FRI 8 Dec MGH PET physics
MON 11 Dec MGH PET physics
TUE 12 Dec RDB Lab #4 – starting at 4 PM at DFCI
WED 13 Dec RDB Lab #4 - AM Complete
FRI 15 Dec REZ Quality control (cont.)
MON 18 DEC No class
WED 20 Dec REZ FINAL EXAM
FRI 22 Dec REZ Exam review