B.E. (Biomedical Engineering) Nuclear Medicine Abbreviated As NM Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the Third Year Biomedical Rev 2019 C Scheme syllabus under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2021-22. The University has not yet published an NEP 2020 syllabus above Semester IV for this branch, and this is the scheme its examinations are set on.
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Syllabus for Nuclear Medicine (Abbreviated as NM)
Module 1
- Spectra of commonly used radio nuclides e.g Tc-99m, Cs-137. Radiopharmaceuticals: ideal radiopharmaceutical, methods of radio labelling
Module 2: Detectors in Nuclear Medicine & Counting and Measuring System: Gas filled detectors, scintillation detectors and solid-state detectors, scintillation counting system, gamma ray spectrometry, radionuclide dose calibrator, properties of detectors.
- In Vitro Techniques (Brief Description): Introduction, single and double isotope method, radioimmunoassay, RIA counting system, liquid scintillation counting system, RIA applications.
Module 3: In Vivo Techniques:
- General principle, uptake monitoring system, rectilinear scanner, gamma camera fundamentals, position circuitry and working, computer interface, performance parameters, quality control functions
Module 4: Emission Tomography Techniques and Clinical Applications: Introduction, principles and applications of SPECT, principles and applications of PET, system performance parameters and quality control functions. Introduction to Hybrid Modalities:
- PET/CT, SPECT/CT Clinical Applications Clinical applications of PET, SPECT and hybrid modalities in cardiology, neurology and oncology.
Module 5: Radiation Safety:
- Natural & artificial radiation exposure, external & internal radiation hazard, methods of minimizing external exposure, methods of preventing internal exposure, evaluation of external & internal hazard, biological effects of radiation, radioactive waste management.
Module 6: Radionuclide Therapy:
- Choice of a radionuclide in therapeutic nuclear medicine, radiotherapy equipment: cobalt unit, proton beam therapy
Text Books
- 1 J. Harbert and A.F.G. Rocha, Textbook of Nuclear medicine, Second Edition, Lea & Febiger.
- 2 B.R. Bairi, Balvinder Singh, N.C. Rathod and P.V. Narurkar, Handbook of Nuclear medicine Instruments, Tata McGraw – Hill.
- 3 Gopal B. Saha, Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy, Springer Science + Business Media
- 4 Ramesh Chandra, Introductory Physics of Nuclear Medicine, Lea & Febiger.
- 5 Simon R. Cherry, James A. Sorenson and Michael E. Phelps, Physics in Nuclear Medicine , Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
- 6 Janet F. Eary and Winfried Brenner, Nuclear Medicine Therapy, informa healthcare University of Mumbai, Biomedical Engineering, Rev 2021-22 55
- 1 William R. Hendee, Medical Radiation Physics, Year Book Medical Publishers
- 2 G. Hine, Instrumentation of Nuclear medicine, Academic Press
- 3 Glenn F. Knoll, Radiation Detection & Measurement , John Wiley & Sons. NPTEL/Swayam Links: Course 1: Nuclear Science and Engineering, Dr. Santanu Gosh, Indian institute of Technology, Delhi https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115/102/115102017/ Theory Examination :
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Biomedical Engineering) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2021-22. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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