<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Nuclear structure, statistics of radioactive decay, nuclear radiations and their interaction with matter, nuclear decay processes, nuclear reactions, and compartment models. Physical and chemical properties of radioactive preparations used in nuclear medicine. Basic principles of nuclear medicine imaging, SPECT, and PET. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Physics and Biology in Medicine

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David Geffen School of Medicine

The department offers training in four specialties: medical imaging, molecular and cellular oncology, molecular imaging, and therapeutic medical physics.

General Catalog

Physics and Chemistry of Nuclear Medicine

PBMED 200A

4 units