Nuclear Medicine – information for students
Undergraduate education – 8th semester in General Medicine program (summer semester)
Lecturer: MUDr. Hubert Poláček, jr., Ph.D.
Education form: lectures, practicals=seminars.
Lectures:
- Basic principles of Nuclear Medicine. Single-photon vs PET imaging.
- Physical principles of NM imaging in detail, hybrid imaging.
- Dynamic NM imaging. Nuclear cardiology. Radiation safety.
- Nuclear Medicine procedures in oncology diagnostics. Less frequently indicated NM procedures.
- Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine. Test discussion.
Seminars/practicals:
- Nuclear Medicine introduction. Historical background, basic terms and principles. NM department tour.
- Bone scan=scintigraphy. Introduction to NM (PET) oncology diagnostics.
- Cardiology and other less common NM diagnostic procedures. 5-minute Test 1.
- PET/CT imaging, case reports.
- Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine. 5-minute Test 2.
Exam requirements:
100% attendance and active participation in all seminars and practicals is mandatory. Every student should attend just and only the seminars scheduled for his/her group - no substitutions are allowed! Absences due to illness must be confirmed by the medical certification. Public holidays, the Rector’s and the Dean’s day off are free days without obligation to compensate the teaching. Due to significant overlap of 2 lectures and 2 public holidays, it is strongly advised to substitute 2 respective lectures - upon agreement with study representative.
In order to check students' understanding and attention, it is necessary to pass one or two 5-minute tests, which are essential for completing the practical part of the course. 5-minute tests consist of one and only randomly chosen question and are held usually at the end of the 3rd and 5th practical. It is strongly advised to attend the lectures to easily pass 5-minute tests.
Final computer multiple-choice exam test is held in special computer room (Biomed center ground level) and consists of 20 randomly chosen questions from Nuclear Medicine. There are 4 options with 1 correct answer in every question. In approximately 50% of Nuclear Medicine questions digital images are also given to better explain the text or to test the basic image interpretation capabilities.
Final results/grades:
A | 91-100% |
B | 81- 90% |
C | 73 - 80% |
D | 66 - 72% |
E | 60 - 65% |
Fx | less than 60% |
In case of Fx (< 60%) score, every student can repeat the test only twice.
Test dates are always given in Academic information system AIS-2 few days prior to official Exam period.
Undergraduate education – 8th semester in General Medicine program (summer semester)
Lecturer: MUDr. Hubert Poláček, jr., Ph.D.
Education form: lectures, practicals=seminars.
Lectures:
- Basic principles of Nuclear Medicine. Single-photon vs PET imaging.
- Physical principles of NM imaging in detail, hybrid imaging.
- Dynamic NM imaging. Nuclear cardiology. Radiation safety.
- Nuclear Medicine procedures in oncology diagnostics. Less frequently indicated NM procedures.
- Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine. Test discussion.
Seminars/practicals:
- Nuclear Medicine introduction. Historical background, basic terms and principles. NM department tour.
- Bone scan=scintigraphy. Introduction to NM (PET) oncology diagnostics.
- Cardiology and other less common NM diagnostic procedures. 5-minute Test 1.
- PET/CT imaging, case reports.
- Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine. 5-minute Test 2.
Exam requirements:
100% attendance and active participation in all seminars and practicals is mandatory. Every student should attend just and only the seminars scheduled for his/her group - no substitutions are allowed! Absences due to illness must be confirmed by the medical certification. Public holidays, the Rector’s and the Dean’s day off are free days without obligation to compensate the teaching. Due to significant overlap of 2 lectures and 2 public holidays, it is strongly advised to substitute 2 respective lectures - upon agreement with study representative.
In order to check students' understanding and attention, it is necessary to pass one or two 5-minute tests, which are essential for completing the practical part of the course. 5-minute tests consist of one and only randomly chosen question and are held usually at the end of the 3rd and 5th practical. It is strongly advised to attend the lectures to easily pass 5-minute tests.
Final computer multiple-choice exam test is held in special computer room (Biomed center ground level) and consists of 20 randomly chosen questions from Nuclear Medicine. There are 4 options with 1 correct answer in every question. In approximately 50% of Nuclear Medicine questions digital images are also given to better explain the text or to test the basic image interpretation capabilities.
Final results/grades:
A | 91-100% |
B | 81- 90% |
C | 73 - 80% |
D | 66 - 72% |
E | 60 - 65% |
Fx | less than 60% |
In case of Fx (< 60%) score, every student can repeat the test only twice.
Test dates are always given in Academic information system AIS-2 few days prior to official Exam period.