MABIOD4500 Nuclear Medicine Course description

The course deals with nuclear medicine methods for diagnostics and treatment of diseases. Emphasis is placed on knowledge of radiation protection, and the medical areas of application of different types of ionising radiation. The course also focuses on nuclear medicine imaging and detection principles and on how radiopharmaceuticals are produced and prepared in a sterile manner in nuclear medicine units. Discussion and reflection on the ethical challenges associated with work in nuclear medicine units is also an integral part of the course.

Nuclear medicine methods belong to the category molecular imaging, while other methods in this category are covered by the course MABIO4700 Molecular Imaging.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme. The course is also offered as an individual course.

The course is mandatory for all students.

The language of the course is Norwegian.

See under Study progress in the programme description.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and scheduled group work
• minimum attendance of 90 % at the laboratory course
• individual practical test, approx. 2 hours
• individual project assignment about a nuclear medicine topic, up to 6,000 words

The work on the master's thesis will begin with a seminar late in the spring semester during first year where lecturers affiliated to the programme present their areas of research, and possible topics for master's theses. The next seminar is held just after the academic year starts, and the students will then decide on the thesis topics and discuss who they would like as a supervisor. In addition, three topic-specific lectures dedicated to the thesis will be held where the students present part of the thesis and receive feedback and comments from lecturers and opponents (two in the autumn semester and one in the spring semester). Supervision will be provided throughout the process of completing the master's thesis, and a supervision agreement between student and supervisor will be entered into before the first thesis lecture at the very latest.

An information letter with a detailed overview over the thesis lectures, the date these will take place and the procedure for submitting the thesis, will be handed out at the introductory seminar in the first year.

The master's thesis can be written individually or as a collaboration between several students. In the latter case, each student's area of responsibility must be clearly stated in the introduction.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

1. Attendance and submission of the student's own work in the three topic-specific thesis seminars.

2. A public and final seminar will be organised in relation to the submission where the candidates present their master's theses.

Coursework requirements must be completed by the set time and approved by the lecturer before the student can take the exam.

The form of assessment is a master's thesis (80-130 pages). The master's thesis must be submitted in digital form (pdf format). Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

Students are allowed to submit a new or revised master's thesis once if they are awarded a fail grade. In cases where several students write the thesis together, the whole group must resubmit a new or revised thesis. A student will not be allowed to submit a new master's thesis in the same programme if a pass grade has already been awarded, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet, Section 5-6 first and second paragraphs.

The master thesis can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or in English.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.