Room/Time:

N527, MW N527 (School of Nursing)

Instructors:

Bruce Hasegawa, Ph.D., (415) 502-4494; bruceh@itsa.ucsf.edu

Henry VanBrocklin, Ph.D., (510) 486-4083, HFVanBrocklin@lbl.gov

Grant Gullberg, Ph.D., (510) 486-7483, GTGullberg@lbl.gov

Office Hours for all instructors arranged by appointment

Coordinator:

Bruce Hasegawa, (415) 502-4494, bruceh@itsa.ucsf.edu

Grading

50%

Midterm Exam

50%

Final Exam (Noncumulative)

1

Mon

5-Jan

Introduction to Nuclear Medicine

Hasegawa

2

Wed

7-Jan

Nuclear Decay, Radioactive Decay

Hasegawa

3

Mon

12-Jan

Nonimaging Radiation Detectors

Hasegawa

4

Wed

14-Jan

Principles of Radionuclide Image Formation

Hasegawa

Mon

19-Jan

Martin Luther King Day (No Class)

5

Wed

21-Jan

Determinants of Radionuclide Image Quality

Hasegawa

6

Mon

26-Jan

Scintillation Cameras

Hasegawa

7

Wed

28-Jan

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography

Hasegawa

8

Mon

2-Feb

PET Instrumentation

Hasegawa

9

Wed

4-Feb

Midterm Examination

Hasegawa

10

Mon

9-Feb

PET Instrumentation

Hasegawa

11

Wed

11-Feb

Dual-Modality Imaging (PET/CT, SPECT/CT)

Hasegawa

Mon

16-Feb

President's Day (No Class)

12

Wed

18-Feb

Small Animal Imaging

Hasegawa

13

Mon

23-Feb

Radiation Dosimetry

Hasegawa

14

Wed

25-Feb

Compartmental Analysis

Hasegawa

15

Mon

2-Mar

Tomographic Image Reconstruction

Gullberg

16

Wed

4-Mar

Tomographic Image Reconstruction

Gullberg

17

Mon

9-Mar

Production of PET Agents, Cyclotrons

VanBrocklin

18

Wed

11-Mar

Introduction to Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry

VanBrocklin

Final Examination Mar 13-Mar 20

Hasegawa

     (Lectures 10-18)

References

B.H. Hasegawa, Physics of Nuclear Medicine, Lecture Notes.

S.R. Cherry, J.A. Sorenson, ME Phelps:  Physics in Nuclear Medicine.  Philadephia:  W.B. Saunders

(3rd Edition), 2003.

R Chandra:  Introductory Physics of Nuclear Medicine.  Philadephia:  Lea and Febinger (4th Edition)

Room/Time:

TBD (Probably Monday/Wednesday mid-morning)

Instructors:

Lynn Verhey, verhey@radonc4.ucsf.edu

Vernon Smith, smith@radonc4.ucsf.edu

Paul Stauffer, stauffer@radonc4.ucsf.edu

Chris Diederich, diederich@radonc4.ucsf.edu

Office Hours for all instructors arranged by appointment

Coordinator:

Lynn Verhey, verhey@radonc4.ucsf.edu

20%

Homework

40%

Midterm Exam

40%

Final Exam (Noncumulative)

1

Mon

29-Mar

Basic concepts, interaction mechanisms

Verhey

2

Wed

31-Mar

Radiation treatment modalities and treatment machines

Verhey

3

Mon

5-Apr

Radiation dosimetry/measurement devices

Smith

4

Wed

7-Apr

Treastment planning concepts/optimization

Smith

5

Mon

12-Apr

Treatment delivery systems:  Sterotactic radiosurgery, intensity modulation, and new developments

Verhey

6

Wed

14-Apr

Treatment verification/New developments

Verhey

7

Mon

19-Apr

Equipment and techniques for hyperthermia

Stauffer

8

Wed

21-Apr

Thermal therapy for cancer and benign disease

Diederich

9

Mon

26-Apr

Clinical considerations - Choice of modality, description of tumor growth, clinical outcomes

TBD

10

Wed

28-Apr

Midterm Examination (Lectures 1-9)

TBD

11

Mon

3-May

Clinical overview of prostate treatments as an example of technology in medicine

TBD

12

Wed

5-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

13

Mon

10-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

14

Wed

12-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

15

Mon

17-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

16

Wed

19-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

17

Mon

24-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

18

Wed

26-May

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

Mon

31-May

Memorial Day (No Class)

TBD

19

Wed

2-Jun

Radiation Oncology Physics

TBD

Final Examination Jun 7-Jun 11

     (Lectures 11-19)