Advanced Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Fusion Technology Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Instructor Information
Instructor
Tamra Rocsko (Curriculum Vitae)Phone
<p>806-354-6071</p>Office Location
West Campus Allied Health 135Office Hours
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY Summer 2026 Schedule |
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Tamra Rocsko, M.Ed., CNMT, Instructor/Program Director Office 354-6071 Cell 208-841-2533 Email: tlrocsko@actx.edu |
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Course Information
Recording Policy
Disability Statement
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (Student Service Center room 119, phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.
Statement for Mental Health and Advocacy & Resource Center:
As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc
Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy:
Administrative Drop Policy
N/A
Student Withdrawal Procedures
N/A
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Course
NMTT-2333-001 Advanced Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Fusion Technology
Prerequisites
RADR 2340-minimum grade of C or Program Director consent
Course Description
Advanced study in the field of positron emission tomography and fusion technology.
Student Resources Student Resources Website
Department Expectations
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Class Type
Hybrid
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
Supplies
Student Performance
COURSE GOALS/OBJECTIVES
The student should complete each of the following goals as evaluated by the faculty by using the course textbooks, personal notes, handouts, and other course materials deemed necessary.
- Learn the terms, facts, theories, principles, and procedures related to each major organ system.
- Apply knowledge learned within the classroom to the assigned clinical environment.
- Evaluate the learning experience based on quizzes, major exams, assignments, discussion board, classroom activities, outside activities.
- Learn basic radiation principles and safety precautions in regard to patient care.
- Review PET physics.
- Identify radiopharmaceuticals used in PET.
- Describe the uses of radiopharmaceuticals in PET.
- Describe design of PET scanners, dedicated and hybrid.
- Describe detectors used in PET.
- Describe data acquisition in PET.
- Describe how PET data is displayed.
- Describe quantitative information from PET image formation.
- Analyze the theory behind fusion technology in relation to image fusion.
- Evaluate x-ray physics and x-ray production from CT scanners.
- Evaluate CT image reconstruction and image data acquisition.
- Describe CT image display and CT imaging protocols.
- Pass all major exams and other graded assignments with final passing grade of C or better.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesLog in using the AC Connect Portal
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Expected Student Behavior
MAKE-UP POLICY
If a student is absent on the day of a major exam, the work will be graded as follows:
- In order to be fair to students who take scheduled exams at the designated time, makeup exams will lose 15% of the original value.
- Major exams must be made up within one school day.
NOTE: Other arrangements may be made with instructor’s permission on a case-by-case basis. It is the sole responsibility of the student to communicate the need for other options regarding make-up policies.
WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE
The last day to drop or withdrawal is provided on the college Web site.
NOTE: Nuclear medicine technology students who withdrawal from this course will be delayed in completing the major components on the AAS degree in nuclear medicine.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. It is the responsibility of the student to attend class so that learning objectives are met successfully. Although this is a hybrid class, prompt arrival is expected for exams and classroom time. Attendance will be recorded.
PHONES/PAGERS/LAPTOPS/OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES
Cell phones and other electronic devices detract from the learning environment. For this reason, they will be turned oon silent upon entering the classroom.
No texting is allowed in class, receiving or sending. The classroom is an environment of respect and learning, all phones must be kept on SILENT. If you must answer a text or call you will be required to step out of the classroom.
Students may use lap tops to take notes only.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
In order to meet course requirements, any student, who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements.
Contact disability Services at 345-5639 for any special need.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A student who may have concerns or problems with the course or course instructor should make every attempt to resolve the problem with the course instructor. In the event that it is not successful, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the program director, then the chairperson of the Allied Health Division, the Dean of Instruction, and the College President, in that order.
STUDENTS RIGHTS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Please refer to the Students Rights and Responsibilities publication of Amarillo College (Web site or hard copy available in student services).
Students are responsible for maintaining all aspects set forth within the publication so that professionalism is maintained.
THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Mutual respect is foremost in this classroom. Please make yourself at home within the classroom, regarding your peers and instructors with utmost respect.
Students should feel free to express ideas/thoughts without making others in the classroom feel uncomfortable.
AC ONLINE COMMUNICATION
Use your personal account to check grades, emails, download course lecture material, etc. through BlackBoard. Students who are not prepared because they do not log onto BlackBoard to review modules, course material, assignment deadlines, and exam content will not be granted leniency.
Students are responsible for checking their accounts daily so that communication about program/course information is current.
Students may also use any of the instructor contact information provided on the syllabus or classroom schedule provided each semester.
Grading Criteria
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
The course will consist of the following activities to be scored for course credit:
1. Major Exams-may contain previous semester content (80%)
2. Assignments/Quizes and Discussion Board (20%)
NOTE: Chapter objectives, key terms, and a study guide will be utilized and turned in by each student prior to each exam. Failure to turn in chapter objectives, key terms, and a study guide will result in a drop in a letter grade (10 points) for each exam.
3. Comprehensive Final Exam (counts as major exam. NOTE: Grade of ‘A’ DOES NOT EQUAL EXEMPT FROM FINAL. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE FINAL)
NOTE: The course content is comprehensive in nature so that students are expected to carry information from one semester to the next.
4. A passing grade for each exam is expected. If a student does not pass an exam, the student is assigned an "at risk score", prompting them to engage in mandatory remediation (review) for the exam that the student did not pass. The remediation must be completed prior to moving on to the next exam. If a second exam is not passed, the student will be assigned an automatic course grade of "F", and must enroll in the course at a later date, causing the student to not graduate on time.
5. NO ROUNDING
6. Students shall not discuss the exam contents to students who have not yet taken the exam, this is considered cheating.
7. If an assignment is not completed in time for a grade, the student shall receive a zero in the grade book, that is the grade; however the assignment must still be completed and turned in and accessed (not for a grade, only feedback) order to proceed to the next assignment.
FINAL GRADE EVALUATION
A= 94.5-100 C=74.5-84.4
B=84.5-94.4 F=less than 74.5
MAKE-UP POLICY
If a student is absent on the day of a major exam, the work will be graded as follows:
1. In order to be fair to students who take scheduled exams at the designated time, makeup exams will lose 15% of the original value.
2. Major exams must be made up within one school day.
NOTE: Other arrangements may be made with instructor’s permission on a case-by-case basis. It is the sole responsibility of the student to communicate the need for other options regarding make-up policies.
Attendance
Calendar
Week 1-May 26.
Course Syllabus, Acknowledgement Form, overview of class.
Module one: Review of PET Physics, radiotracers and their uses; PET Instrumentation-Scanner Design & Detectors, QC; radiation safety review. Assignments and Discussion Board due by 6-1-14 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives due by 6-3-14 at 11:59 PM.
Week 2-June 2.
Major Exam I-Content from Module 1 On June 4 at 9:00 AM at testing center room 104.
Week 3-June 9.
Module 2-Clinical PET: Oncology (tumor and skeletal imaging), Cardiology (MPI and viability, Neurology (brain, tumor, Alzheimer). Assignments and Discussion Board due by 6-15-14 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives due by 6-17-14 at 11:59 PM.
Week 4-June 16.
Major Exam II-Content from Module 1 and 2 On June 18 at 9:00 AM at testing center room 104.
Week 5-June 23.
Module 3- PET acquisition, fusion, interpretation values, and display methods. Assignments and Discussion Board due by 6-29-14 at 11:59 PM.
Week 6-June 30.
No assignments due this week. Begin preparing assignments for week 7.
Week 7-July 7.
Module 4- CT concepts, the physics of X-ray, CT scanner design, CT scanner instrumentation/QC, CT terms relevant to acquisition/procedure, CT image reconstruction, CT procedure on the NMTCB procedure list. Assignments and Discussion Board due by 7-13-14 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives due by 7-15-14 at 11:59 PM.
Week 8-July 14.
Comprehensive final exam over Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 on July 16 at 9:00 AM at the testing center room 104. THERE IS NO EXEMPTION FROM THE FINAL EXAM.
THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE SYLLABUS AS NECESSARY TO HELP STUDENTS MEET COURSE OBJECTIVES.
Additional Information
The course content is aligned with the Master Educational Plan of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program at Amarillo College.
In addition, the lecture content aligns with the task analysis of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
The Nuclear Medicine Technology program at Amarillo College is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Additional Information:
AC-Connect Online (BlackBoard)) Communication-www.actx.edu
This is the major source for program communication.
Students will use the AC Online personal account to check grades, e-mails, etc. Students are responsible for checking their accounts daily so that communication about program/course information is current.
Student Resources
https://www.actx.edu/resources/
This website was created to assist Amarillo College employees and students. Many times, students come to us with individual concerns/situations that need to be addressed in order for the student to be successful in school.
This website can be used to find those needed resources for our students and their families. Feel free to copy any of this information for a student and to refer students as needed.
Our goal is to provide as much information as possible for employees and students to be able to access campus and community resources when needed. There are many more resources in this community that are not listed on these pages. Some of these agencies and programs will change; so if you call and cannot get assistance or cannot access a broken link, please contact me for more updated information.
This website will be updated as often as possible; therefore, most will be current. If the resources listed do not serve the needs you have or if you have any questions concerning this website, please call or email: Jordan Fajardo, LMSW, Coordinator of Social Services, 806-371-5439, j0333462@actx.edu.
Student Injuries Information (class and clinical)
https://www.actx.edu/allied_health/index.php?module=article&id=33
Syllabus Created on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM
Last Edited on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM