Entry requirements

Passed all previous courses in the Master programme Medical Nuclide Techniques.

Learning outcomes

The project work applies knowledge from all previous courses within the program. The overall goal of the project work is to participate and give valuable contributions in medical nuclide technical work. The project work can be physical, chemical, biological, preclinical or clinical. The project work can be either an extension of the short-term project work (15 ECTS credits, 10 p) previously made at the end of the first year of studies, or it can be a new approach. The idea with this extensive project work is to serve, in the best case, as a start for a professional career in the student's field of interest. The project work that is planned for 20 weeks should give the student a chance to try the field and to also prove her/his skills. The course administration will help to find a relevant place for the project work. It is hoped that this will give good opportunities for employment within the field or the opportunity to go on within a relevant Ph.D. program. After passing this project work it is expected that the student can

• do detailed planning of radionuclide based pharmacokinetics, diagnostics/imaging or therapy, both for experimental and clinical purposes, in the field, or near the field, that was worked on within the project work.
• analyse and in detail interpret results from radionuclide-based investigations, in the field, or near the field, that was worked on within the project work.
• design radionuclide based pharmacokinetics, diagnostics and imaging as support for surgery, immuno- or gene therapy with a deep and detailed insight, if that field was the subject for the project work.
• design radionuclide based therapy of tumours, considering both dosimetry and biological effects, with a deep insight, if that field was the subject for the project work.
• carry out the practical aspects of a radionuclide based experiment within the framework of any research program. The experiments could have physical, chemical, biological, preclinical or clinical content.
• understand and be able to explain, in both general and specialised terms, the results and the importance of the results that were gained from the project work.
• gain knowledge in the field that allow for continuation within a relevant Ph.D. program.

Content

The supervisor and co-supervisor give introductions to the project work. Introduction at the department: routines and information about ongoing developmental work and research. Writing of a report and presentation as a seminar.

Instruction

The supervisor and co-supervisor give the necessary teaching.

Assessment

Passed written report. Passed oral seminar presenting the project work.

The grades "Pass" or "Fail" are given.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.