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5. Techniques of measuring levels of radioactive contamination and techniques of
decontamination.
6. Techniques of administered dose measurement with regard to minimizing absorbed dose
to critical and target organs.

Radiopharmaceuticals

1. Production of radionuclides by reactors and particle accelerators, the use of radionuclide
generators, the concept of specific activity, and the special chemical characteristics of the
carrier-free state.
2. Formulation of radiopharmaceuticals, including general techniques for preparing agent
used in the nuclear medicine laboratory, and performance of quality control procedures,
including tests for radiochemical purity, quantitative assay, sterility and pyrogens.
3. Operation of electronic equipment appropriate for radioassay and quality control.
4. Biochemical and physiological properties of radiopharmaceuticals, including the
mechanism of localization, alterations in the normal distribution, and the understanding
of adverse reactions.

In-Vivo Procedures (Imaging and In-Vivo Laboratory Work)

1. Proper patient care before, during and after the procedures.
2. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
3. Preparation, calculation, identification and administration, where permitted, of prescribed
radiopharmaceuticals.
4. Use of imaging devices and external detectors for body organ imaging, time dependent,
and differential function studies.
5. Computer applications with emphasis on digital image acquisition, analysis, processing
and enhancement, tomographic reconstruction and display.
6. The use of physiologic gating techniques.
7. The performance of imaging and/or function studies of brain, cerebral spinal fluid spaces,
thyroid, lung, heart, liver, spleen, kidney, gallbladder, stomach, tumors and abscesses,
bones, bone marrow, and other organ systems.

In-Vitro Procedures

1. Management of toxic chemicals, infectious biologic materials, and radionuclides.
2. Operation of laboratory instruments and equipment, including pipettes, centrifuges,
calculators, and counters.

Administrative Procedures

1. Inventory control of radiopharmaceuticals and supplies used in nuclear medicine.
2. Scheduling patient studies, including the most appropriate sequence for multiple
procedures.
3. Methods used to maintain patients’ nuclear medicine records, patient doses, quality
control results, and other required records.

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