Main description:

This book prepares students and technologists for registry examinations in nuclear medicine technology by providing practice questions and answers with detailed explanations, as well as a mock registry exam. The questions are designed to test both the basic knowledge required of nuclear medicine technologists and the practical application of that knowledge. The topics covered closely follow the content specifications and the components of preparedness as published by the certification boards. This 5th edition includes expanded coverage of positron emission tomography, multimodality imaging, and other new procedures and practices in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

Contents:

1 Introduction2 Radioactivity, Radiopharmacy, and Quality Assurance3 Radiation Safety4 Instrumentation and Quality Assurance5 Image Presentation and Computers6 Skeletal System Scintigraphy7 Central Nervous System Scintigraphy8 Cardiovascular System Scintigraphy9 Respiratory System Scintigraphy 10 Gastrointestinal Tract Scintigraphy11 Genitourinary System Scintigraphy12 Oncologic Scintigraphy13 Infection Scintigraphy14 Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Salivary Gland Scintigraphy 15 Non-imaging Procedures and Radionuclide Therapy16 Patient Care17 Positron Emission Tomography18 Multimodality ImagingAppendix 1: Mock ExaminationAppendix 2: Answers to Chapter 2Appendix 3: Answers to Chapter 3Appendix 4: Answers to Chapter 4Appendix 5: Answers to Chapter 5Appendix 6: Answers to Chapter 6Appendix 7: Answers to Chapter 7Appendix 8: Answers to Chapter 8Appendix 9: Answers to Chapter 9Appendix 10: Answers to Chapter 10 Appendix 11: Answers to Chapter 11 Appendix 12: Answers to Chapter 12 Appendix 13: Answers to Chapter 13 Appendix 14: Answers to Chapter 14 Appendix 15: Answers to Chapter 15 Appendix 16: Answers to Chapter 16 Appendix 17: Answers to Chapter 17 Appendix 18: Answers to Chapter 18 Appendix 19: Mock Examination Answers