The course covers the basic nuclear medicine physics, interaction of radiation with matter,
radiation detection, principles of gamma camera (structure, performance and quality control), radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear image acquisition and processing, imaging protocols, principles of SPECT and PET. It introduces the students to the principles of nuclear physics and nuclear medicine, the methods of preparation of radiopharmaceuticles in accurate dose. The course also discusses the main imaging procedures and protocols used in clinical practice.