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[1] Courses in Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT)
3101 SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES The course provides a holistic, Christian-based approach in creating awareness and understanding about 1) one’s own belief system; 2) the spiritual needs of patients; 3) methodologies of spiritual care for patients, and 4) world religions and religious practices specifically as they relate to delivery of healthcare. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 15 contact hours.
4101 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY To work effectively in Medical Imaging, it is necessary to understand the language of medicine. The student learns the word-building system of medical terminology; prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and root or stem words relating to the body and its systems. Terms, abbreviations, and symbols especially pertinent to Medical Imaging are studied with emphasis on understanding the meaning of such words and their proper usage in medicine. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 16 contact hours.
4200 SENIOR SEMINARS Comprehensive study of medical informatics, healthcare administration, health sciences research methods, and how each applies to the practice of nuclear medicine technology. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 30 contact hours.
4230 INSTRUMENTATION / STATISTICS II Principles of operation and quality control of collimated radiation detectors. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 30 contact hours.
4240 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IV Final continuation to clinical imaging. Students will be evaluated by each assigned clinical site. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Clinical Lab – 135 contact hours.
4250 NUCLEAR PHYSICS / RADIOCHEMISTRY Fundamentals of basic atomic and nuclear physics, including the structure of the atom, modes of radioactive decay, mathematical calculations of radioactivity, passage of charged particles and high-energy photons through matter, and the primary and secondary sites of radionuclide production. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 32 contact hours.
4260 TOMOGRAPHY / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Study of the instrumentation, quality control, and computer operations of NM, CT, and PET. Focus on CT and PET for the use of hybrid imaging (PET/CT) and Diagnostic CT. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 30 contact hours.
4270 CT PROCEDURES AND ANATOMY Study of CT procedures of the entire body, CT patient care, cross sectional anatomy, and MRI safety. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 30 contact hours.
4315 INSTRUMENTATION / STATISTICS I Principles of operation and quality control of non-imaging nuclear medicine radiation detection equipment to include a section on statistics as they apply to the practice of nuclear medicine technology. Correlation with the clinical experience included. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 45 contact hours.
4335 CLINICAL PRACTICUM III Continuation to clinical imaging. Students will be evaluated by each assigned clinical site. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Clinical Lab – 135 contact hours.
4340 INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR MEDICINE Introduction to the practice of patient care and the ethical and legal principles that apply to the nuclear medicine technologist. Course material covers the principles and techniques of patient care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification using the American Heart Association criteria, pharmacology, patient transport (moving and lifting), ECG monitoring, physical assessment of the patient via vital sign skills, pharmacology, venipuncture, and the code of ethics and legal implication of negligence and malpractice in the clinical nuclear medicine setting. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 45 contact hours. Lab 6 hours.
4430 RADIOPHARMACY / RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY Fundamental principles of radiopharmacology, including radiopharmaceutical preparation and quality control, biochemical and physiological properties of radiopharmaceuticals, methods of localization and alterations of distribution, and the therapeutic use of radionuclides in medicine. Correlation with the clinical laboratory experience included. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 60 contact hours.
4445 RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS The fundamentals of both radiation protection and radiobiology as they apply to Nuclear Medicine Technology. The course will begin with an introduction and history of radiation safety and move through the basic interactions of ionizing radiations with matter. Radiation quantities and units and the limits for exposure to ionizing radiation will be discussed in accordance with the different rules and regulations set forth by the national regulatory agencies and committees. Correlation with the clinical laboratory experience included along with a discussion of how radiation affects human biology. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 60 contact hours.
4520 CLINICAL PRACTICUM I Introduction to Clinical Imaging. Students will be evaluated during each assigned clinical rotation during the semester. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Clinical Laboratory – 240 contact hours.
4525 DIAGNOSTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE I Comprehensive study of the theory and methodology of performing musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal imaging studies, including the rationale and indications for each study, patient preparation, radiopharmaceuticals used, imaging techniques, computer processing applications, and diagnostic interpretation. Each section will be correlated with diagnostic imaging and clinical exams performed in the clinical setting. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 75 contact hours.
4625 DIAGNOSTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE II Comprehensive study of the theory and methodology of imagining the Genitourinary, Endocrine, Respiratory, Cerebrovascular Systems as well as procedures related to Oncology and Infection imaging, including rationale and indications for the study, patient preparation, radiopharmaceuticals used, imaging techniques, computer processing applications and diagnostic interpretation. Each section will be correlated with laboratory studies and clinical exams performed in the clinical setting. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 90 contact hours.
4825 CLINICAL PRACTICUM II Continuation of clinical imaging. Students will be evaluated by each assigned clinical site. This course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 360 contact hours.