Spring 2027

Radiopharmaceuticals

Survey of the clinical diagnostic and therapeutic use of radioactive pharmaceuticals, covering nuclear physics, radiation biology, and regulatory issues.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Nichole Van HoutenScott Knishka

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply the knowledge learned in Medical Imaging 611 to explain the biological effects of radiation used clinically with FDA approved radiopharmaceuticals

  • Identify common production methods for common radionuclides

  • Explain the common indications of FDA approved radiopharmaceuticals in clinical Radiology

  • Describe the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of common radiopharmaceuticals

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Prerequisites

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PHM PRAC 611

PHMPRAC 612

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SCOTT KNISHKA is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 1000

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Nuclear physics, radiation biology, and radiation chemistry
  • Regulatory issues, radiation safety, and radiopharmaceutical preparation
  • Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution

Skills

  • Explain biological effects of radiation
  • Identify radionuclide production methods
  • Explain clinical indications of radiopharmaceuticals
  • Describe pharmacokinetics and biodistribution

Grades

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PHMPRAC 612 · Spring 2027

Radiopharmaceuticals

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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