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Radiology--Nuclear Medicine (RNU)

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Upper Division Courses

101. Biomedical Radiochemistry (3) III. The Staff

Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Course is designed to combine basic nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology into a comprehensive and vigorous lecture-laboratory experience in biomedical nuclear chemistry. Subjects include choice and purification of appropriate gamma and beta radioisotopes, compounding biological pharmaco-dynamics and radioimmunoassay. (Same course as 401.)

198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (S. DeNardo in charge)

Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Stadalnik in charge)

Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

Graduate Course

299. Research: Special Study for Graduate Students (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Director in charge)

Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)

Professional Courses

401. Biomedical Radiochemistry (3) III. The Staff

Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: open to graduate and medical students; consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Course is designed to combine basic nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology into a comprehensive and vigorous lecture-laboratory experience in biomedical nuclear chemistry. Subjects include choice and purification of appropriate gamma and beta radioisotopes, compounding biological pharmacodynamics and radioimmunoassay. (Same course as 101.)

411. Radiological Physics I (Physics of Nuclear Medicine) (5) I. Bushberg, Vera

Lecture--43 hours total; laboratory--12 hours total. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Physics of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine, nuclear physics, radioactive decay; interaction of ionizing radiation; dosimeters; attenuation; internal and external dosimetry; health physics; radiation detection and imaging, scintillation cameras, computerized planar and tomographic imaging. Offered at UC Davis Medical Center. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)

463. Clinical Clerkship in Nuclear Medicine (9 or 18) I, II, III, IV. Shelton

Clinical activity--full time (3 days per unit). Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of second year of Medical School or the equivalent; consent of instructor. Clerkship correlates radioisotopic methods with clinical, pathophysiologic, and other diagnostic aspects of the patient's care. Each patient reviewed with student by faculty member. Reading assignments, informal projects, and research techniques available. Limited enrollment with preference to students enrolling for 18 units.

498. Group Study in Nuclear Medicine (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. (S/U grading only for medical students.)

499. Research in Nuclear Medicine (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. (S/U grading only for medical students.)


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UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.catalog-comment@ucdavis.eduKeitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors

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