Lectures

1. Short History about Nuclear Medicine. Physics of Nuclear Medicine . Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
2. Basic of Radiobiology . Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety Procedures .
3. Production of Radionuclides. Introduction to Radionuclide Diagnostic Procedures. In Vivo and Radionuclide Therapy .
4. Radioisotope Diagnostic Procedures In Vitro. Nuclear Medicine in Paediatrics .
5. Positron Emission Tomography: in Oncology, Central Nervous System (CNS) and Cardiovascular System (CVS). Prespectives and Advances in Nuclear Medicine

Classes:

I

1. What is nuclear medicine and nuclear medicine procedures . Radiation safety procedures and radiation protection in nuclear medicine department .
2. Clinical practice: participation in clinical examination of some patients before the injection of radiopharmaceutics and during gammma camera imaging . Indication and contraindication of radionuclides procedures.
3. Thyroid scintigraphy. Pathophysiology and diagnosis of thyroid diseases .

II

1. Radioiodine therapy of hyperthyroidism and non toxic goiter.

Follow up of hyperthyroid patients after radioiodine therapy.

The efficiency of radioiodine therapy in patients with hyperthyroidism and non toxic

Goiter

2. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with well differentiated thyroid carcinoma
3. Parathyroid scintigraphy.

• Participation in clinical examination of patients and qualification of patients for radioiodine therapy.
• Interesting clinical cases presentation and examination of some patients.

III

1. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in oncology. Clinical PET in oncology
2. Sentinel node procedure: clinical application.
3. Radionuclide therapy in oncology and haematology .
4. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in infection and inflammation
5. Interactive cases presentations and examination of some patients.

IV

1. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in skeletal system
2. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in joint diseases. Radiosynovectomy
3. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in pulmonary embolism
4. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in genitourinary system
5. Interesting clinical cases presentations and examination of some patients.

V

1. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in central nervous system (CNS)
2. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in cardiology
3. Radiopharmaceutical diagnostic procedures in gastrointestinal system ( GIT bleeding)
4. Interactive cases presentations
5. Participation in clinical examination of some patients before injection of radiopharmaceutics and during imaging.