Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy

Synopsis

A teaching package to teach the handling of radioisotopes, both for laboratory work and in the hospital dispensary. It consists of 14 activities covering the fundamentals of radioactivity and applications of radiopharmaceuticals in medicine. Looks at the basic theory of radioactivity, including the types of radioactivity and their differences. Shows how to calculate half-lives, dose limits, the biological effects of radiation and discusses safety procedures. Also discusses where radiopharmaceuticals might be used, how to dispense them, how to calculate doses and activity of radiopharmaceuticals administered and how a typical radiopharmacy is organised, including its daily operations and quality control procedures. Suitable for self-paced open-learning or as part of a lecture course. Approximately 3 hours of teaching material.

Series

Pccal: Pharmacy Consortium for Computer Aided Learning, Tltp Project

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Computer program. Floppy disk. PC Windows version only.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale

Notes

Available to UK higher education institutions.

Uses

Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy studies.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

computer-assisted learning; pharmacy studies; radioisotopes; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

University of Manchester

Distributor

Name

University of Bath, School of Pharmacy

Email

pccal@bath.ac.uk

Web

http://www.bath.ac.uk/PCCAL/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01225 826826 ext 5110

Address

Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY

Notes

contact: Mr Keith Brown