NMTEC 234 - Clinical Education V 1

3 CR

Fifth in a five-course sequence of supervised clinical instruction in nuclear medicine technology. Topics include radiopharmacy, positron emission tomography, nuclear cardiology, and pediatrics.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the program.

Course Outcomes

Elute a Mo-99/Tc-99m generator and perform quality control testing
Prepare radiopharmaceuticals and perform quality control procedures on these preparations.Childrens Hospital Medical Center:
- Discuss the use of nuclear medicine procedures in children, including the radiopharmaceutical dosages used for children, the types of studies commonly done, and the indications and results of those studies.
- List ways in which children may be restrained or sedated and precautions that must be taken when sedation is performed.

Harborview Medical Center elective: Describe the protocols and uses of brain scanning for determination of brain death and identification of cerebral ischemia (with and without pharmacologic stress). Bone Densitometry elective: Perform five bone densitometry procedures without assistance. Discuss the risk factors for osteoporosis, the types of results obtained with bone densitometry, and the physics behind the measurement of bone density.
PET/CT elective: Describe the acquisition of a contrast-enhanced CT scan, including patient preparation, contrast administration, CT acquisition parameters and timing, and CT image processing and display. Discuss the potential for artifacts and conflicts when combining PET and CT.

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