This is a Clinical training course designed to expose the student to principles and techniques of radiopharmaceutical preparation and the associated quality control procedures. Radiopharmaceuticals are critical to the nuclear imaging process. Adequate knowledge of the production of these products as well as the steps required to ensure their quality is an important characteristic for the physicist working in a nuclear medicine department.
• Use of Traceable Standards for Radioactivity Measurements
• Formalism and Application of Internal Dosimetry
• Quantitative Nuclear Medicine Imaging
• Patient-specific dosimetry
• One Written Report (2000 words) 20%
• Clinical Evaluations 80%
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. Implement the principles of radiopharmaceutical production and preparation for clinical nuclear medicine imaging.
2. Implement the quality control in the radiopharmaceuticals
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
