MEDPHY 745
Advanced Topics in Nuclear Medicine
Timothy G. Turkington
Description from DukeHub
This course covers advanced topics in radionuclide-based imaging modalities such as PET and SPECT, including image acquisition, image reconstruction, detector and detection theory, radionuclides, etc. and therapeutic applications of radionuclides. Instruction will consist of didactic lectures accompanied by hands-on laboratory exercises (practicum).
Skills
- lab workAI review: "hands-on laboratory exercises (practicum)"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "hands-on"
- Yes: Live work with people · "therapeutic"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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