What is nuclear medicine and how can I become a technician?
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Nuclear medicine involves the use of radioactive isotopes to create images of the body/interior of the body.  These images are used to diagnose certain problems and conditions.\nExamples of the tests used in nuclear medicine are the MRI, computerized tomography, and PET scans.  \n\nFor more information see article here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_medicine\n\nHere is a Dept. of Labor information sheet on nuclear medicine techs:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos104.htm
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See excellant Wikipedia article (see source)\n# Medical imaging\n# Treatment of disease\n# Physiological Measurement Techniques\n# Radiation Protection\n# Medical Computing and Mathematics\n# Biomedical engineering
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Since you are interested in a possible career as X-Ray Technician, you may also want to look into becoming a Medical Assistant...\n\nIt's good to know your options.\n\n\nAre you already working in the field and are ready to make career changes? Medical assisting is best described as interesting, challenging, and highly rewarding. In addtition there are many other related allied health professions that medical assistants may find attractive and worth taking a closer look into. \n\nMany experienced medical assisatant elect to crosstrain or transition into these related fields they move on and up the career ladder. Some of them may combine their practical knowledge with their creative skills and become a medical illustrator, freelance copywriter and author, or educator. Others may apply their talents in areas such as medical transcription, medical coding and billing, phlebotomy, or as medical translators.
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There are several different methods and applications. The most common is using them as contrast agents: the solution containing radioactive isotope (say Iodine) injected into specific side (depends on the area of interest - might be specific organ or vessel) and after that using special radiation detecting equipment they monitor the movement of this agent through specific tissues or blood. Using this technique many health problems can be diagnosed. The radioactive istotpes used here are usually short living and do not cause hurm to the body.
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I think you actually have to go to class for a radiology degree because it requires clinical time.  Since you have to practice your trade, it requires your presence in person.
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If you want to be a radiologist you have to go to school at least 10 years.If you want to be a radiological technician then you go to school for 2 years.I suggest going into nursing because you aren't limited to just the radiology department.you can go into different types of nursing also.a radiologist just looks over the x-rays and diagnoses.an x-ray tech performs the procedures.Hope this helps and good luck!
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I would suggest a specialty in instrumentation and control. I&C, as it is known, is a wide-reaching field. The people who can program and fix sensors and activators can work in most high-tech jobs from oil and nuclear to farming and manufacturing. Wherever manufacturing is being performed I&C techs and engineers are there to help. \n\nYou may also wish to add technical writing to your studies. If you can think logically and help others, that may be a way to proceed. I got my first job in the nuclear industry as a tech writer.
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I would first check into the schools accreditation. Is it recognized by the various national radiology organizations? If not, your degree wouldn't be worth anything more than the paper it's printed on!
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It really depends what state you are in.  In CA, you must go to an accredited radiologic technologist program.  I had to complete about two years of a college, with classes in biology, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, psychology, algebra, computers etc.  I did this at my local community college.  Then I entered an x-ray program, and we again studied these subjects, but it was more geared towards how they related to the x-ray field.  My x-ray schooling consisted of about 1,700 class room hours and over 2,000 clinical hours.  Upon graduation, I had to pass the state licensing boards, then the national licensing boards.  There really are not many school based programs for CT scanning.  You must be a registered RT.  Normally, you get your training on the job once you've become a RT.  There is a national license for CT, but it is not a requirement.  MRI does not involve radiation, so you do not need your RT license.  But, unless you go to a MRI school (and those are very limited in number), it would be hard to get a job in that field.  There is also a national MRI license, but again it is not required to work in that field.  To find out if your state requires an accredited radiologic program, do a search with your state and "radiologic technologist licensing requirement."  Good luck!
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College major usually is not a deciding factor by med school on admission.  You should definitely ace on your MCAT, have a high GPA and do tons of extracurricular activities.  As far as nuclear medicine is concern, it's really remotely related to physics.  All nuclear medicine physician are basically radiologist that specialize in nuclear medicine (mainly bone scan), most are not experts at physics.  So in conclusion, just pick a college major that interest you.
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I am a radiology tech and i love what I do. I've now been working for 3 years. If your heart is in nursing but you also are interested in radiology. There is actually a field for Radiology nurses. Where you prep patients for their exams, start ivs, and follow patients when they have invasive exams or need to be sedated. That could possibly be a choice for you. \nBut also if you are looking into the aspect of patient care and more patient one on one time that you receive with nursing. You could also look into the field of Radiation Therapist, to which you do have to deal with cancer patients and for some that is a hard thing to do but you get to know you patients a lot more than you do as a regular RT.\nAs for job opportunities you can't get any better than Radiology just for the fact that you aren't limited like nursing. You can start out as just a Radiology Tech, but then there are many subdivisions that you can go into and not to mention that schooling is only 2 years for Radiology Techs. \nAs for the decision it is up to you so choose wisely and listen to your heart.
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For more info, google NMR.... the medical communicty did not want the term nuclear used out of patient concern, so they adopted the term magnetic resonance imaging. Technically it shoud be nuclear magnetic resonance imaging... even though ionizing radiation is not present. \n\nThere are multiple magnets. The large magnet provides a static field, and smaller controlled magnets allow the specific magnetic field for a given pixel to be changed, such that cross sectional mapping can occur. In addition, the smaller magnets may also be used to stablize the field created by the larger one. \n\nThe wikipedia entry is a good one, if you want more indepth knowledge a good reference is available at\nhttp://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/chap-3/chap-3.htm
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It can be a lifesaver or a life taker.\n\n\nNuclear technology is technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei. It has found applications from smoke detectors to nuclear reactors, and from gun sights to nuclear weapons. There is a great deal of public concern about its possible implications, and every application of nuclear technology is reviewed with care.\n\nCheck out this site.
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http://www.uic.com.au/nip26.htm\nNUCLEAR MEDICINE \n\nDIAGNOSIS \n\nRADIOTHERAPY \n\nBIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS \n\nDIAGNOSTIC RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS \nTHERAPEUTIC RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
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Foremost requirement is interest\n\nOne of the second most importrant requirement is determination.\nThrow IQ into trash. \n\nto be a physisist, one requires a lot of patience\nweather in nuclear physics or any other. You\nrequire it to acheive both short term and long term goals.\n\nAnother requrement is to be up-to-date in developments in your specialized area of nuclear physics.\n\nAnother requirement is that you have to be creative \nand able to appreciate other's results.\n\nYou should know Electrodynamics, Particle physics, \nsome Plasma Physics and of-course Nuclear physics,\nMathematical Physics and Quantum Physics to\nbe able to make your arguments well.\n\nNote that appreciating all that does'nt mean \nhaving done better at tests.\n\nNuclear physics is an interdiscplinary field\nand involves the knowledge of both experimental\nand theoretical physics regardless of your aims.\nTo be a good experimentalist you need to\nknow some theory & vice-versa.\n\nIn short, YOU HAVE TO BE A HARD WORKER & BRAVE.\n\nthere will be times of difficulty but the above\ntraits will guide you through.\n\nHere is my rating\n\n[1]. Love & Interest   ( with this, others will follow soon)\n[2]. Determination    (i wanna go on & on, regardless of my position)\n[3]. Patience   ( i wont deduce too soon )\n[5]. Creativity  ( any way, you'll loose it as you get older)\n[6]. Knowledge   ( it come with time, do'nt worry)\n[7]. A good Advisor, mentor etc ... ( he will teach you all these qualities)\n[8]. Being organized (you will not commit so many spelling mistakes as i do)\n[9]. Academic perfomance ( it helps people plan you career)\n\nI honestly tried to answer, maybe others will differ.\n\nBest of luck for the future  !!!
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is a meter for measuring total patient radiotherapy \nBelow are websites to look at for more info hope it helps good luck!!!\n\nhttp://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=20547028\n\nwww.thermo.com/com/cda/product/detail/0,1055,19650,00.html\n\nwww.jacmp.org/journal/include/getdoc.php?id=2951&article=159&mode=pdf \n\nwww.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16143797
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Depends what field in IT you want to study.\n\nIT= Informatin Technology\n\nYou have many fields:\n\nNetworking\nPC Support\nProgramming\nDatabases\nSecurity\n\nI suppose you PC Support would be something you may be looking for. This includes hardware and software support and networking issues...\n\nLook around you will find some good courses but make sure you make up your mind as to what field you want to get into.