Nuclear Medicine Technologists' Competencies - EANM

The EANM Technologist committee published this year a benchmark document for nuclear medicine technologist competencies.

This is an update from a competency document originally from 1998 which itself was adapted from BNMS competencies written by the BNMS Technology group (a forerunner of the RTN group)

Training Requirements for the Specialty of Nuclear Medicine

During the Council of the UEMS held in Tel-Aviv April 26-28, the Training Requirements for the Specialty of Nuclear Medicine was discussed and officially endorsed.

Find in the below link the effectual Training Requirements for the Speciality of Nuclear Medicine.

This document derives from the previous Chapter 6 of the Training Charter and provides definitions of specialist competencies and procedures as well as how to document and assess them. It aims to provide the training requirements not only for trainees, but also for trainers and training institutions.

Compared with the previous version, hybrid imaging is now fully integrated in the content of training with regard to both the theoretical knowledge and the practical and clinical skills. The document also contains appendices that list the nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in the European Union.

Training Requirements for the Specialty of Nuclear Medicine

Apprenticeships in Nuclear Medicine

Quality Assurance for SPECT systems

New learning e-modules are available on the IAEA website

Quality Assurance for SPECT systems modules can be accessed here

New Publication Released Online: PET/CT Atlas on Quality Control and Image Artefacts

The new IAEA publication “PET/CT Atlas on Quality Control and Image Artefacts” has been released on the Internet.

Follow this link here

NHS Higher Specialist Scientific Training Programme (HSST) 2014

The recruitment process for the NHS Higher Specialist Scientific Training Programme (HSST) 2014 is now open.

Further information is available on the NHS Careers website

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