1. Introduction
1.1. Building blocks of matter
1.2. Fundamental forces
1.3. Overview of nuclear medicine
2. A brief history of nuclear medicine
2.1. Radioactivity
2.2. Production of radionuclides for medicine
2.3. Diagnostic imaging
3. Radioactivity
3.1. Nuclear stability
3.2. Radioactive decay processes
3.3. Radioactive decay law
4. Radionuclide production
4.1. Radionuclide selection
4.2. Cyclotrons
4.3. Nuclear reactors
4.4. Radionuclide generators
4.5. Production yield
4.6. Emerging radiopharmaceuticals
5. Radiation interactions with matter
5.1. Gamma-ray interaction mechanisms
5.2. Charged particle interaction mechanisms
6. Radiation detection
6.1. Gas detectors
6.2. Semiconductor detectors
6.3. Scintillation detectors
6.4. Performance of radiation detectors
7. Imaging
7.1. Gamma camera
7.2. Single photon emission computed tomography
7.3. Positron emission tomography
7.4. Dual modality imaging
7.5. Deep learning in nuclear medicine
7.6. Intraoperative nuclear probes
8. Radionuclide therapy
8.1. Principles of radiotherapy
8.2. Medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD)
9. Monte Carlo in nuclear medicine
9.1. Monte Carlo methods
9.2. Applications in nuclear medicine
Appendix A. Chemical symbols.