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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 1-23-90 |
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NMT205
1990 Fall – 2010 Summer I |
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3 Credit(s) |
3 Period(s) |
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Nuclear
Medicine/Radiation Physics |
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Review
of scientific mathematics, atomic theory, and principles of radiation. Study
of radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, interactions between radiation and
matter, and behavior prediction. Prerequisites: Admission to the Nuclear
Medicine Program or permission of program director or department chair. |
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NMT205 1990
Fall – 2010 Summer I |
Nuclear Medicine/Radiation Physics |
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Apply various mathematical and physics functions to
include scientific notation, algebraic manipulations, powers, exponents,
common and natural logarithms. (I) |
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Define and discuss atomic structure to include
terminology, history and theories, composition, models, energy forces, and
nomenclature. (II) |
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Describe principles of radiation to include terminology,
types of radiation, production mechanisms, units of measurement. (III) |
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Describe and apply principles of radioactive decay to
include principles of stability, decay modes, decay schemes, mathematics, and
the chart of nuclides. (IV) |
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Explain nuclear reactions to include spontaneous
reactions, particle bombardment, nuclear reaction equations, neutron
activation, radionuclide production, parent/daughter equilibria
relationships, and photodisintegration. (V) |
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Describe the interactions between radiation and matter to
include particulate, gamma and x-ray interactions. (VI) |
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Apply principles and equations that predict the behavior
of nuclear reactions and radioactive decay. Use the Trilinear
Chart of Nuclides. (VII) |
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NMT205 1990
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Nuclear Medicine/Radiation Physics |
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I. Mathematical Functions A. Scientific notation B. Algebraic manipulations C. Powers D. Exponents E. Common and natural
logarithms II. Atomic Theory A. Terminology B. History and theories C. Composition D. Models E. Energy forces F. Nomenclature III. Principles of
Radiation A. Terminology B. Types of radiation C. Production mechanisms D. Units of measurement IV. Radioactive Decay A. Principles of stability B. Decay modes C. Decay schemes D. Decay mechanisms E. Chart of nuclides V. Nuclear Reactions A. Spontaneous reactions B. Particle bombardment C. Nuclear reaction
equations D. Radionuclide production 1. Fission vs. fusion 2. Reactor production 3. Particle acceleration 4. Generators E. Parent/daughter equilibria F. Photodisintegration VI. Interactions between
Radiation and Matter A. Particulate 1. Alpha 2. Negatrons 3. Positrons B. Gamma and x-ray 1. Scatter mechanisms 2. Absorption mechanisms VII. Principles and
Equations A. Equations for
radioactive decay B. Equations for expressing
nuclear reactions C. Trilinear
Chart of Nuclides |
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