Nuclear Medicine and PET

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• Clinical guidelines provided by the British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS)
  https://www.bnms.org.uk/page/BNMSClinicalGuidelines

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• The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 
• Carriage of dangerous goods: approved derogations, transitional provisions and exceptions
• The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
• Notes for guidanceon the clinical administration of radiopharmaceuticals and use of sealed radioactive sources
• The Human Medicines Regulations 2012
• The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(** signifiies that this is a CoR approved programme)

• Directory of post-registration courses
• ** University of Salford | Nuclear Medicine Imaging MSc PgD
• ** University of the West of England | Nuclear Medicine MSc PgD PgC
• **The British Institute of Radiology | PET-CT Essentials 
• ** Certification of Competence in Administering Intravenous Injections for Radiographers | Multiple providers
   
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School | MSc, PGDip, PGCert Nuclear Medicine
• Provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Online training in radiation
• Healthcare Scientist NHS Practitioner Training Programme via the NHS
• University of Salford | Advanced Procedures (Level 7, 15 credits) Cardiac Stress Leaders Course
• University of West of England | University of the West of England ECG Reporting and Stress Leaders Course
• UWE Bristol | Reporting Skills in Nuclear Medicine

• Supporting the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Workforce - A Local Experience of Developing Pathways into the Profession | downloadable info poster

Articles

• Professional identity and role perception of Radiographers and Clinical
  Technologists in Nuclear Medicine e An exploratory qualitative study – D.S. Bailey, D. Harding
• A scottish survey exploring diagnostic radiography students’ attitudes 
  towards a career in nuclear medicine – F. Oludipe, A. Smith,

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In July 2024, the QSI Quality Improvement Scheme was launched in collaboration with the Royal College of Radiologists. The scheme is designed to focus on quality improvement for imaging services for the benefit of both patients and our members, and engages imaging services in continuous quality improvement through formal peer review. 

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