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Course Listings 2019-2020 350 NUC233 Lec + Lab 1 Credit 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation III Evaluation of images related to clinical situations and procedures. Demonstration of technical skills. Peer-reviewed literature. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC234 Lecture 3 Credits 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Department Administration Practical methods of leadership, ethics, diversity, department management, continuous quality improvement, coding and reimbursement, and accreditation. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC236 Lecture 3 Credits 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Procedures III Central nervous system (CNS) and tumor and infection clinical procedures and techniques to demonstrate anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Radionuclide therapy. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC242 Lab 3 Credits 15 Periods Clinical Practicum IV Independently function under limited supervision of licensed technologists. Advancement of skills to include all required competencies. Practice diverse and appropriate methods of performing procedures. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC243 Lec + Lab 1 Credit 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation IV Evaluation of images related to clinical situations and procedures. Demonstration of technical skills. Peer-reviewed literature. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC244 Lec + Lab 3 Credits 4 Periods Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmacy Radiopharmacy and adjunctive pharmaceutical preparation, calculation, administration, and quality control. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC250 Lecture 2 Credits 2 Periods Fundamentals of Computed Tomography Introduction to principles and operation of computed tomography (CT) scanner. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of the Program Director. NUC251 Lecture 2 Credits 2 Periods Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Procedures Anatomy, physiology, pathology, and techniques related to the performance of clinical computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) procedures. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of Program Director. NUC252 Lab 3 Credits 15 Periods Clinical Practicum V Orientation to facility policies and procedures and departmental organization. Reinforcement and broadening of knowledge base related to patient care and the roles and responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist at the advanced level. Focus on progression to independent level of function in the areas of patient care, radiation protection, instrumentation imaging, non-imaging and computers, radiopharmacy, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Ethical and professional behaviors, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.