Recently added articles from Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology:
EDITOR'S PAGE
Sep 01, 2008; Neagley, Frances ... A suppose most people would think that the hardest part of being an editor is getting all those manuscripts reviewed, but for me, it is writing the editorials. I have to write only 4 of them a year, and that shouldn't be the daunting task it is for me each time. I guess it is the ...
SNMTS Takes Stock of the Past, Present, and Future
Sep 01, 2008; Wallenmeyer, Mark ... A year ago, the Technologist section adopted a strategic plan endorsing specific goals to be implemented over the next one, three, and five years. These strategic actions were designed to be a guide as we address a variety of issues, including education, advocacy, and positioning SNMTS as the ...
NRC Inspections: Risk-Informed and Performance-Based
Sep 01, 2008; Beardsley, Michelle R ... In 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) revised its regulations governing the use of byproduct materials for medical purposes (10 CFR Part 35). These changes were the result of a detailed, 4-year examination of the issues surrounding the medical use program of the NRC and are ...
Infrequently Performed Studies in Nuclear Medicine: Part 1
Sep 01, 2008; MacDonald, Anita; Burrell, Steven ... Nuclear medicine is a diverse field with a large number of different studies spanning virtually all organ systems and medical specialties. Many nuclear medicine procedures are performed routinely; others may be performed only rarely, sometimes less than once per year. The infrequent nature of ...
Quantitative Assessment of the Influence of Location, Internal Temperature, Idle Time, and Normalization on the Sensitivity of a Mobile PET/CT Scanner
Sep 01, 2008; Belakhlef, Sam; Church, Cliff; Hays, Allison; Fraser, Ron; Lakhanpal, Suresh ... The superiority of PET/CT and 18F-FDG imaging in cancer assessment has created the need in rural community hospitals to acquire this technology. However, high cost and lack of patient volume have prohibited these institutions from attaining in-house scanners. By using mobile PET/CT scanners, ...
Comparison of the EZ-Cap Recapper with the Mayo Recapper for the Prevention of Needlesticks
Sep 01, 2008; Dewhirst, Chad A; Hung, Joseph C ... The purpose of this project was the development of a device that improves the design of our current capping block, the Mayo recapper. The major challenges for design and improvement included creating a device that is simple to use and can be applied throughout our department. We wanted a ...
Procedure Guideline for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 3.3*
Sep 01, 2008; Strauss, H William; Miller, D Douglas; Wittry, Mark D; Cerqueira, Manuel D; Garcia, Ernest V; Iskandrian, Abdulmassi S; Schelbert, Heinrich R; Wackers, Frans J; Balon, Helena R; Lang, Otto; Machac, Josef ... I. PURPOSE The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of myocardial perfusion imaging studies. II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND DEFINITIONS Myocardial perfusion imaging uses ...
Procedure Guideline for Diuretic Renography in Children 3.0*
Sep 01, 2008; Shulkin, Barry L; Mandell, Gerald A; Cooper, Jeffrey A; Leonard, Joe C; Majd, Massoud; Parisi, Marguerite T; Sfakianakis, George N; Balon, Helena R; Donohoe, Kevin J ... I. PURPOSE The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of diuretic renography in children. II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND DEFINITIONS Pelvicaliectasis (distension of the ...
A Patient's Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English-Spanish
Sep 01, 2008; Johnson, Sara Garcia ... A Patient's Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English-Spanish J.C. Mas Reston, VA: SNM, 2008, 88 pages, $99 A Patient's Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English-Spanish, by Juan Mas, is a flip-chart book containing over 35 common nuclear medicine procedures explained in ...
TECHNOLOGISTS NEWS
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... SNMTS AWARDS AND ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED AT SNM ANNUAL MEETING More than 6,300 technologists, physicians, scientists, and other members of the molecular imaging community convened at SNM's 55th annual meeting, held June 14-18 in New Orleans, LA. In addition to in-depth educational ...