ASNC 80 Hour Radionuclide Authorized User Training Course 2023

Course Outline

The 80 Hour Course is designed to meet the requirements of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Agreement States on the didactic portion of the Training and Experience Requirements 
Section 1: Radiation Protection and Safe Radioisotope Handling

Regulatory Requirements
Forms of Radiation
Radiation Units
Radiation Protection

Section 2: Physics and Instrumentation

SPECT and Planar Nuclear Imaging – Gamma Cameras
SPECT and Planar Nuclear Imaging – Data Corrections
SPECT and Planar Nuclear Imaging – Tomographic Imaging
SPECT and Planar Nuclear Imaging – Quality Control
PET Imaging – PET Cameras
Dedicated PET and PET/CT Imaging – Tomographic Imaging
PET Imaging – Quality Control
Image Post Processing
Tracer Kinetics
Clinical Optimization of Radiopharmaceutical Dosing
Application of Technology for Radiation Reduction
Other Clinical Applications of Planar, SPECT and PET Imaging: Image Acquisition and Processing

Section 3: Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals

Managing a Hot Lab
Radionuclide Production and Radiopharmaceuticals
Quality Control of Radiopharmaceutical Production Kits

Section 4: Radiation Biology

Radiation Biology Overview
Radiation Injury, Cell and Organ Responses
Risk Models, Exposure Limits, Deterministic and Stochastic Effects

Section 5: Nuclear Medicine Mathematics and Statistics

Measuring Radioactive Decay
Shielding Calculations
Mathematics of Imaging
Mathematics of Radioactivity