3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4012488FER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Registration for Radiochemie is allowed if one is registered for or has successfully accomplished Medical Physics and Nuclear Physics.
Taught in
Dutch
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Applied Physics and Photonics
External partners
Universiteit Gent
Educational team
Filip DE VOS (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
30 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

See course sheet Ghent University: http://http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025470.pdf


1.Physics basis for production methods of medically relevant radioinuclides for diagnosis and therapy
Reactor products (99Mo-99mTc, 131I, 90Sr->90Y)
Cyclotronproducts (201Tl, 111In,123I,125I)
PET isotopes (18F,15O,64Cu)
Innovative radionuclides for diagnosis and therapy (IAEA list).
Comparison possible routes reactor versus accelerator.

2. Elements ofcyclotr on physics : principles and elements of a cyclotron, relativistic corrections ,isochronous cyclotron, radial variations magnetic field, betatron oscilations and resonances, azimutal field gradients and stability of an  isochronous accelerator.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Radiochemie, lesnota's, http://http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025470.pdf
Additional info

taught on the Gent campus (UZ) - http://http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025470.pdf

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Responsible for this course is Prof. F. De Vos (Farmaceutisch Instituut Universiteit Gent) - http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025470.pdf

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: examen

Additional info regarding evaluation

http://http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E025470.pdf

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Radiation Physics
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Sensors and Medical Devices
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Neuro-Engineering
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW)