Last verified on July 31, 2019
Structured Mentorship in Nuclear Medical Physics
General Orientation: During the orientation period, the resident will learn basic clinical aspects of nuclear medicine and will meet regularly with core members of the resident committee. Clinical Physics Rotations: During the clinical physics service rotations, the resident will be fully trained in all clinical activities of nuclear medical physics, including imaging, therapeutic applications, radionuclide technique, radiopharmaceutical technique, radioprotection, and patient dosimetry. Training requires independent interaction with the attending physicians as much as possible. Clinical facilities must, at a minimum, include access to the following equipment and capabilities:- PET/CT
- a nuclear pharmacy
- radionuclide therapy services for the treatment of benign and malignant conditions
- conventional SPECT imaging
- physics dosimetry equipment, other appropriate test equipment, and appropriate phantoms
Activity |
No. of Rotations Required |
Duration of Each Rotation |
PET/CT |
2 |
3 months |
Scintillation Camera Imaging |
2 |
3 months |
Radiopharmacy |
1 |
1 month |
Therapeutic Use of Radionuclides |
2 |
1 month |
MRI |
1 |
1 months |
- 1 Self-Assessment Module (SAM)
- 1 Self-Directed Educational Project (SDEP) as per the ABR website
- 1 annual testing of a PET/CT scanner as per the ACR Standards Guidelines
- 1 testing of a CT scanner as per the ACR Accreditation Guidelines
- 1 testing of a PET scanner as per the ACR Accreditation Guidelines
- 1 shielding design for a PET/CT facility
- 1 shielding evaluation for a PET/CT facility
- 20 hours of reading room time with an appropriate physician supervisor
- 3 hours of CAMPEP-approved continuing education
- 1 SAM
- 1 SDEP as per the ABR website
- 1 annual testing of a scintillation camera per the ACR Standards Guidelines
- 1 testing of the scintillation camera as per the ACR Accreditation Guidelines
- 20 hours of reading room time with an appropriate physician supervisor
- 3 hours of CAMPEP-approved continuing education
- 1 SDEP as per the ABR website
- 1 testing of a dose calibrator
- Experience with a licensed radiopharmacist eluting a radionuclide generator, preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, and safe handling of radiopharmaceuticals
- Therapeutic use of radiopharmaceuticals
- 1 SDEP as per the ABR website
- 1 testing of uptake probe/well counter
- experience with NRC requirements for safe release of patients
- experience instructing patients on post-release precautions
- evaluation of the radiation protection practices associated with radionuclide administration
- participation in 5 treatments for hyperthyroidism
- participation in 3 treatments for thyroid cancer
- participation in three treatments for other conditions – bone pain, lymphoma, etc.
- 1 SAM
- 1 SDEP as per the ABR website
- 1 testing of an MRI scanner as per the ACR Accreditation Guidelines
- 1 safety evaluation of an MRI facility
- 20 hours of reading room time with an appropriate physician supervisor
- 3 hours of CAMPEP-approved continuing education