Maricopa Community Colleges  DMI253   20062-20085 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/13/05
DMI253 20062-20085 LAB 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine Lab
Terminology, procedures, positioning and anatomy pertinent to nuclear medicine. Use, safety and maintenance of nuclear medicine equipment. Roles, rules, and responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist. Initiation of a nuclear medicine study. Quality control in a nuclear medicine department.
Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technologist program or permission of Nuclear Medicine Technology program director. Corequisites: DMI251.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DMI253   20062-20085 Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine Lab
1. Demonstrate the correct room and equipment set-up for a nuclear medicine lab. (I)
2. Demonstrate procedures for quality control and equipment calibration. (I)
3. Correctly positions patients for selected imaging views. (I)
4. Set correct camera parameters. (I)
5. Verify that planned study is appropriate. (I)
6. Demonstrate accurate settings of instrumentation parameters. (I)
7. Use proper body mechanics when moving patients. (II)
8. Explain the rationale of asking a patient if they are pregnant or nursing. (III)
9. Compare and contrast static images, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images, and whole body images including the indications and equipment set up for each. (IV)
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DMI253   20062-20085 Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine Lab
    I. Procedure Preparation
        A. Background and purpose
        B. Room and equipment set-up
        C. Equipment quality control
        D. Patient positioning
          1. Supine
          2. Prone decubitus
          3. Recumbent
          4. Anterior
          5. Posterior
          6. Oblique
          7. Left anterior oblique
          8. Right anterior oblique
          9. Left posterior oblique
          10. Right posterior oblique
        E. Camera set-up/parameters
          1. Collimator
          2. Window
          3. Acquisition
          4. Acquisition type
          5. Matrix
      II. Body mechanics
        III. Contraindications to Performing Studies
          IV. Types of Images/Indications/Equipment Set Up
              A. Static
              B. SPECT
              C. Whole body
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