Principles of Nuclear Medicine
Class Description
This session will provide introductory knowledge in the principles of servicing nuclear medicine systems. Topics will include nuclear physics, gamma detectors, pulse height analyzers, x y z coordinates, flood correction, and image formation as well as an overview of the hardware needed to produce an image. Those who should attend are the Biomedical, Clinical and Radiology engineering professionals desiring to benefit from the increasing opportunities in radiology service.
Joe Weidner, A.A.S., CRES
DITEC, Inc.
Joe Weidner is Vice President and co-founder of the Diagnostic and Imaging Technical Education Center, Inc. (Ditec) an independent radiology service training institute in Solon, Ohio. Joe served in the U.S. Army for 3 years. He held several positions with duties including calibration and repair on various electronic equipment. Joe has an Associates degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from the Electronic Technology Institute of Cleveland, Ohio. Joe joined a major diagnostics imaging equipment manufacturer (Picker International, Cleveland, Ohio) in 1976 as a technical instructor where he progressed to the position of System Instructor. His expertise in x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography And nuclear medicine is why Mr. Weidner is considered one of the top imaging experts in the Diagnostic Imaging Industry. He is certified by the ICC as a CRES.
Time:
Monday, December 3, 2007
1:00pm - 4:30pm