Nuclear Medicine Technology

Download or read book Nuclear Medicine Technology written by Pete Shackett and published by LWW. This book was released on 2009 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated with the latest advances in imaging technology, this quick-reference manual is the only procedures guide specifically geared to nuclear medicine technologists. It provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for 61 scan procedures, including listings of possible artifacts and problems that may arise during each scan. An extensive quick-reference section includes conversion tables, radiopharmaceutical dose ranges, pediatric dosing, anatomy drawings, standard drug interventions, lab tests, language translations, thyroid therapy information, billing codes, and reproducible patient history sheets for 20 scans.