COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NTT 1005 NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICS COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Nuclear Medicine Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR BAĞNU UYSAL

Offered to

Nuclear Medicine Techniques

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is based on the physical quantities used in the learning and application of nuclear medicine applications provide.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic structure of matter
2   Explain the concept of radioactivity
3   Different structures and mechanisms of the interaction of radiation with matter energy
4   Explain the principles of radioactivity and radioactive decay
5   Explain the units of radioactivity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic structure of matter and the atomic
2 Orbital energy levels of the atom, the electron binding energies
3 Nuclear energy levels, nuclear binding energy
4 Stable nuclides characteristic of the nuclear families
5 Definition of radioactivity, radiation General characteristics of electromagnetic waves,
6 Radioactive decay law
7 1.midterm exam
8 Radioactive decay types, alpha and beta and gamma decays
9 Principles of radioactive decay
10 Decay constant, Activity unit, physical half-life time
11 Fragmentation formula
12 Fragmentation and problem solving formula
13 Decomposition and use tables
14 2.midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Course notes
Nükleer Tıp Fiziği ve uygulamaları M.Demir 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture-discussion-sample problem solving-presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS ArasınavTeo
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bagnu.uysal@deu.edu.tr tel: 4124267

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 1 4
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 25

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1522
LO.2423
LO.3433
LO.4524
LO.552