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NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY Summer 2025 Schedule Tamra Rocsko, MEd, CNMT, ARRT (N), Program Director Office 354-6071 Cell 208-841-2533 Email: tlrocsko@actx.edu
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NMTT-2333-001 Advanced Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Fusion Technology
<p>Prerequisite: NMTT 2209</p>
Advanced study in the field of positron emission tomography and fusion technology.
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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Online Course
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.
Differentiate the various planar orientations used in medical imaging; and identify anatomic structures viewed on medical images.
1. Name the anatomical structures located within the head and neck.
2. Describe the relationship of each anatomical structure in the head and neck to surrounding structures.
3. Describe the function of each anatomical structure in the head and neck.
4. Locate each anatomical structure on CT, MR and ultrasound images in the transverse axial, coronal, sagittal and orthogonal (oblique) cross-sectional imaging planes.
5. Name the anatomical structures located within the thorax.
6. Describe the relationship of each thoracic structure to surrounding structures.
7. Describe the function of each anatomical structure located within the thorax.
8. Locate each anatomical structure of the thorax on CT, MR and ultrasound images in the transverse axial, coronal, sagittal and oblique imaging planes.
9. List and describe the function of each anatomical structure located within the abdomen and pelvis.
10. Describe the relationship of each anatomical structure in the abdomen and pelvis to surrounding structures.
11. Locate each anatomical structure of the abdomen and pelvis on CT, MR, PET and ultrasound images in the axial, coronal, sagittal and oblique planes.
12. Name and describe the function of each anatomical structure located in the upper and lower extremities.
13. Locate each anatomical structure in the upper and lower extremities on CT and MR images in the transverse axial, coronal, sagittal and oblique planes.
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MAKE-UP POLICY
If a student is absent on the day of a major exam, the work will be graded as follows:
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 DURING ONLINE TESTING
Cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed during online testing. Only the computer on which you are taking the exam, a calculator, a pen pr pencil, and one pice of scratch paper are allowed in your in home testing area. Student must complete an environment scan including both sides of the paper at the beginning and end of the scan. No other humans may be in the testing area with you.
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 IS ONLINE
Mutual respect is foremost in this online classroom. Please make yourself at home within the online classroom, regarding your peers and instructors with utmost respect.
Students should feel free to express ideas/thoughts without making others in the online 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.
Since this is an online class, it is imperative that the student communicate with the instructor. Email is the best option.
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
The course will consist of the following activities to be scored for course credit:
1. Major Exams-may contain previous semester content (70%)
2. Assignments/Quizzes and Discussion Board (30%)
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. Final Exam (counts as major exam)
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 may 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. Remediation is due within 48 hours of the failed exam. 2% for each day, for each remediation, it is late, will be deducted from your overall final grade.
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/discussion board/quiz is not completed in time for a grade (by the due date), the student shall receive a zero in the grade book, that is the grade unless arrangements have been made with the instructor at which it may be accepted for a reduced grade of 75 highest; regardless the assignment must still be completed and turned in and assessed (not for a grade, only feedback) in order to proceed to the exam and next assignment. All assignments must be completed in order to pass the course. If all assignments and exams are not completed it will result in an ‘F’ for the course and the student will have to repeat the course causing a delay in graduation. Assignments are not for the instructors grading pleasure, it is because the content on the assignments will be on the national board exam and in the capstone course.
8. Copying and pasting from the notes I provide is not acceptable and will be considered as plagiarism. While certainly you may use the notes I provide to answer DB questions or use for any assignment, you must put it in your own words. You certainly may work together to complete assignments and answer DB questions, however, you may not turn in the same assignments by copying and pasting each others work. If you work together but break it down into your own words.
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. The second missed exam is 20%, the third 25%, and so on.
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.
Calendar:
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE OUTLINE PET/CT Fusion and Cross Sectional Anatomy
Week 1-Aug 21.
Course Syllabus, Acknowledgement Form, and overview of class in Methodology.
Module one:
Reading Assignments:
Big text CH 6 page 168 PET RP’s only, CH 7 page 184, CH 10 page 319
Steve’s Review CH 1, page 39 Positron Emission, page 57 PET, CH 7 through page 67, and CH 21 page 197-203
Review of PET Physics, radiotracers and their uses; PET Instrumentation-Scanner Design & Detectors, QC; radiation safety review. Assignments and Discussion Board due by 8-26-17 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives (CH 10) due by 8-26-17 at 11:59 PM.
Exam one over module one due 8-27-17 at 11:59 pm.
Week 2-Aug 28
Module 2:
Reading Assignments:
Big text CH 13, CH 14 page 436 clinical PET Neuro, CH 17 page 520 PET Cardio
Steve’s Review CH 21 page 203-211
Quick Reference Guide pages 69-82, 133-138, 271-276, and 382-284
Clinical PET: Oncology (tumor and skeletal imaging), Cardiology (MPI and viability, Neurology (brain, tumor, Alzheimer). Assignments and Discussion Board due by 9-2-17 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives (CH 13) due by 9-2-17 at 11:59 PM.
Major Exam II-Content from Module 1 and 2 due 9-3-17 11:59 pm
Week 3 Sept 3
Module 3- PET acquisition, fusion, interpretation values, and display methods. Assignments and Discussion Board A and B due by 9-9-17 at 11:59 PM.
Week 4 Sept 11
Module 4-
Reading Assignments:
Big text CH 11
Steve’s review CH 7 page 67-72
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 A and B due by 9-16-17 at 11:59 PM. Study guide, key terms, and ch objectives (CH 11) due by 9-16-17 at 11:59 PM. Research Assignment CT protocols due 9-17-17
Exam three over Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 due on Sept 17, 2017 at 11:59 pm.
Start of Cross Sectional Anatomy
Week 5 Sept 18 Ch 1 Intro exam due Sept 24
Week 6 Sept 25 Ch 2 Head DB due Sept 30 exam due Oct 1
Week 7Oct 2 Ch 3 & 4 Face & Neck DB due Oct 7 exam due Oct 8
Week 8 Oct 9 Ch 5 Thorax DB due Oct 14 exam due Oct 15
Week 9 Fall Break Oct16-20
Week 10Oct 23 Ch 6 Abdomen exam due Oct 29
Week 11 Oct 30 Ch 7 Pelvis DB due Nov 4 exam due Nov 5
Week 12 Nov 6 Ch 8 Vertebral DB due Nov 11 exam due Nov 12
Week 13 Nov 13 Ch 9 Upper Extremity
Week 14 Nov 20 Ch10 Lower Extremity, exam of both chapters 9 & 10 due Nov 27 MONDAY
Week 15 Nov 27 Final exam week due Dec 3
THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE SYLLABUS OR CALENDAR AS NECESSARY TO HELP STUDENTS MEET COURSE OBJECTIVES.
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.
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HB 1508 Statement
Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the legal clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
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