AAS in Nuclear Medicine Technology
Cuyahoga Community College
Key Information
Campus location
Cleveland, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
Introduction
A Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) is the health care professional responsible for performing nuclear medicine examinations, which assist the physician in diagnosing and treating various diseases. The trained NMT prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals and performs patient imaging and treatment procedures using various radiation detection and imaging devices. Technologists perform data analysis on the computer and provide patient information and images to the physician.
The nuclear medicine technologist may be employed in hospitals, clinics, imaging centers, physicians' offices, manufacturing facilities, and medical imaging equipment sales companies. Graduates of the Tri-C NMT program meet the educational and clinical eligibility requirements to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Nuclear Medicine Examination and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) examination. This program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT).