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Length of Program
The program of study is one academic year and includes forty-four (44) weeks of instruction.

Graduates
Upon completion of the program the student will receive a certificate from Baptist Health, and
those who have come from the academic affiliate are eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree.
Graduates from the BHCLR School of Nuclear Medicine Technology are eligible to apply for
and take national board certification examinations.

Certification
Completion of the program and graduation assures eligibility to apply for national certification
with two (2) boards: the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-N).

Successful candidates are recognized as registered Nuclear Medicine Technologists, having
demonstrated a commitment to maximal quality performance in the profession. The professional
signs the credential “CNMT” and RT (N) and has full privileges as a member of the profession.

Program Objectives
In order for a School of Nuclear Medicine Technology to be accredited by the Joint Review
Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), a minimum
level of competency in specific areas of knowledge and understanding must be attained by the
time the student graduates. These areas are presented in their broadest terms; more information is
provided in specific objectives in course syllabi and clinical performance objectives.

Physical Sciences

1. Elementary aspects of the structure of matter with special emphasis on the
composition, stability, and energy levels of atomic nuclei.

2. Modes of radioactive decay with special emphasis on beta decay, electron
capture, metastable states, isometric transitions, and internal conversion.

3. Interactions of radiation with matter, with special emphasis on photoelectric,
Compton, charged particles, and pair production interactions.

4. Principles of radiation detection and detectors.

5. Collimated radiation detectors with special emphasis on the characteristics of flat-
field, focused, parallel-hole, diverging, and pinhole collimators in response to
point, line, and plane sources.

6. Electronic instruments such as amplifiers, pulse-height analyzers, scalars, count
rate meters, and computers.

7. Principles of other imaging modalities.

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