this book has three chapters: heart, lung and radiation protection. in each chapter, indications of scans, radiopharaceuticals the study performance, patient preparation, report and also possible problems were discussed. in addition, in the end of each chapter, many mutliplechoice question (mca) were expressed. the studying of this book for at medical students, physicians and colleagues is reco...

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 stated in the latest revision to its medical policy statement, published in the Federal Register on August...

OBJECTIVE Radiology information system (RIS) is basically evolved for the need of radiologists and ignores the vital steps needed for a proper work flow of Nuclear Medicine Department. Moreover, CT/MRI oriented classical PACS systems are far from satisfying Nuclear Physicians like storing dynamic data for reprocessing and quantitative analysis of colored images. Our purpose was to develop a wor...

The American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) was recognized as an independent medical specialty board in 1971 and was the first conjoint board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The conjoint board was sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine (therapies), the American Board of Pathology (radioimmunoassay), the American Board of Radiology (ABR) (diagnostic imaging),...

The role of the nuclear medicine has changed, from the early days when it was the only alternative to x-rays, to the present, when nuclear images are interpreted in light of specific metabolic processes, not anatomy. The development of specific receptor targeting radiopharmaceuticals, markers of viability using PETor SPECT, analogues of neurotransmitters etc., have placed the nuclear medi...

The purpose of this paper is to briefly explain report 160 of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement and the significance of the report to medical imaging as a whole and nuclear medicine specifically. The implications of the findings of report 160 have had repercussions and will continue to affect all of ionizing radiation medical imaging. The nuclear medicine community sh...

Annually, many people are irradiated for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Assessment of radiation dose and its related risks to patients are important issues in radiation protection dosimetry. The complex mathematical calculations of the absorbed and effective doses are now done with computers. The calculations are performed with the help of anthropomorphic computational models of human bod...

Objective The purpose of these guidelines is to offer to the nuclear medicine team a framework that could prove helpful in daily practice. These guidelines contain information related to the indications, acquisition, processing and interpretation of F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FFDG PET) in paediatric oncology. The Oncology Committee of the European Association of Nuclear ...