Required Book:
"Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy"
Gopal B. Saha
Springer Verlag, 1998
ISBN 0-387-98341-4
At the end of each chapter there is a series of homework questions. The homework will be due the next lecture time period.
Attendance Policy
General Participation
Course Grading Requirements
Daily class attendance is expected. Students are expected to paricipate in discussions during the lecture periods. This will require that the Reading Assignment has been completed before coming to class. Official course announcements will be made in class.
Course and instructor evaluations are requirements for the successful completion of this course. Course and instructor evaluations must be completed, just as exams, papers, and assignments must be completed for you to receive credit for this course and all other courses in the College of Pharmacy. If you do not complete all required course and instructor evaluations by the last day of classes, you will receive an "I" or an incomplete grade for the semester because you have not completed all of the course requirements. See the College of Pharmacy Student/Faculty handbook and the UF undergraduate catalog in the Academic Regulations Section (Page 44) regarding policies and procedures for the conversion of "I" grades.
Students with disabilities are supposed to identify themselves to course instructors at the beginning of the semester. They also are supposed to get a letter supporting their claim of a disability each semester fromt he Disabilities Office on campus.
The first test (Jan. 31 )
will be closed book. The second test (Feb. 15)
will be take home and due Feb.
26, see below).
| A = 90 - 100% B+= 85-89% B = 80 - 84% C+=75-79% C = 70 - 74% D+=65-69% D = 60 - 64% F = Below 60% |
Homework Class Participation Test 1 Test 2 |
20 20 30 30 |
| Date | Topic | Reading | Lecture |
| Jan. 8 Tues | Introduction to Nuclear Pharmacy | Hyghes | |
| Jan 10 Thurs. | What is Nuclear Pharmacy | Hughes | |
| Jan. 15 Tues. | What is Nuclear Pharmacy | Hughes | |
| Jan 17 Thurs. | The Atom/Radioactive Decay | Chapter 1-2 | Prokai |
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| Jan 22 Tues. | Radioactive
Decay Solution to Chapter 2 Problems Discussed in Class |
2 | Prokai |
| Jan 24 Thurs. | Instruments of Detection/ | 3-10 | Prokai |
| Internal Radiation Dosimetry | |||
| Jan 28 **MONDAY** TIME 10:40-11:30 ROOM R5-265 |
Radiopharmaceuticals/Radiolabeling | 6 | Hughes |
| Jan 29 Tues. | Production of Radionuclides | 4 | Prokai |
| Jan 31 Thurs. | Test one (in class) | 5 | Hughes |
| Feb. 5 Tues. NOTE TIME CHANGE ***12:50-2:45 C1-9*** |
Radiopharmaceuticals/Radiolabeling | 6 | Hughes |
| Feb 11 **MONDAY** TIME 10:40-11:30 R5-265 |
Specific Radiopharmaceuticals | 7 | Hughes |
| Feb 12 Tues. | Specific Radiopharmaceuticals | 7 | Hughes |
| Feb 14 Thurs. | Diagnostic Uses of Radiopharmaceuticals | Hughes | |
| Feb 18 **MONDAY** TIME 10:40-11:30 |
Therapeutic Uses/Adverse Reaction etc | 13 | Hughes |
| Feb 19 Tues. | Diagnostic
Uses of Radiopharmaceuticals Hand out Test 2 |
13 | Hughes |
| FEB 21 | NO CLASS | ||
| Feb 26 | NO CLASS | ||
| Feb. 26 | Turn in Test 2 |
Last modified January 11, 2002