ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 1 Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Leslie Johnson Del Mar College Spring 2012 Basic Health Profession Skills 14425 Fairway Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78410 361-767-4001 leslielearyjohnson@gmail.com Instructor: E. Buckley ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 2 Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Nuclear Medicine is a very interesting field of study. Not only will you be dealing with chemistry, mathematics, human anatomy, and computer technology, you will also be involved in a very specialized and intricate field of modern day medicine. A fascinating part of Nuclear Medicine is the incorporation of radioactive studies used to diagnose as well as treat disease. (DMC Catalog 2011/2012) Given the opportunity, Del Mar College can and will be your source of accredited knowledge for you to succeed in your chosen field of study. If you are looking for a firm foundation on which to start your career and be prepared to handle real-life situations in Nuclear Medicine, then you have come to the right place.
The health of RadiologicTechnologists and the patient are at risk when concerning X-rays because of the gamma radiation rays, yet X-rays are vital to finding out what the medical issue is. An Associates Degree is required to be a Radiologic Technician. The skills needed to obtain the job are the ability to order items in a defined format or according to set rules; active listening skills; good oral communication abilities, radiologic positioning aids and locators; knowledge of x-ray archiving systems and medical x-ray darkrooms and supplies; and being able to use hypodermic needles. I think I would be a good fit as a Radiologic Technician because I want to help those who are sick and in pain by finding out
6. Describe the way in which the above named industrial and medical radioisotopes are used and explain their use in terms of their chemical properties. Cobalt-60 is used in industrial radiography to inspect metal parts and welds for defects. Beams of radiation are directed at the object to be checked from a sealed source of Co-60. Radiographic film on the opposite side of the source is exposed when it is struck by radiation passing through the objects being tested.
These tests allow us to tell us how well the kidneys are working. The kidneys have several important functions in the body, including eliminating waste products through the urine and regulating the body’s fluid balance. Precise and accurate measurements will be crucial when dealing with medicine doses when treating patients because even a tiny bit too much of a medicine can do the patient harm. This lab acted as a way for us to learn how to make precise measurements and the skills that we learned in this lab will be skills that will continue to use for the rest of our careers. Experimental Results: The attached data and results sheet contains the data collected in the laboratory.
Honors 03.09 Molar Mass Lab Assignment Title The title of the lab should be at the top of the lab report. Purpose In one or two complete sentences, state the purpose of this laboratory investigation. Materials List all of the materials (balance, crucible, etc.) used in this lab. Procedure Include a step-by-step procedure for what you did in the lab, written in your own words.
The ASRT is the world’s largest and oldest membership association for medical imagining technologists and radiation therapists. Eddy C. Jerman along with other technicians established the first technician’s society. The society was founded to better educate technicians on the proper use of x-ray machines. (ASRT). In order to be a radiologic technician, a person must obtain a certificate.
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* And to ensure that all PPE/equipment is correct and available and working at all time. Outcome 2:- There are many current legislations and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. These include:- * COSHH:- the control of substances hazardous to health, this requires employers to control substances hazardous to health, within the workplace. They need to make sure that the correct and appropriate risk assessments, which are vital, are carried out and both employees and service users are safe from harm. * RIDDOR:- Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
This process is aligned with efforts to reduce reliance on production involving HEU, which is also used to produce nuclear weapons. Researchers compared both cyclotron- and generator-produced 99mTc, and prepared imaging agents used in molecular imaging of the thyroid, bone and heart. Both formulations were found to be identical, and cyclotron produced 99mTc was deemed appropriate for the development of medical radiopharmaceuticals (SNM,
By doing so they had to install fire protection, improved piping systems, and auxiliary feedwater systems. They also had to identify the workers performances as a critical part of the plant’s safety. The NRC also had to enhance emergency preparedness that includes an immediate NRC notification requirement for plant events and an NRC operations center that is staffed 24 hours a day. The Three Mile Island accident also caused the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to look at these nuclear sites more carefully and to be handled aggressively under supervised attention. Regular checks were to be made by senior NRC mangers to check on the plants performances these mangers identify the plants needing additional regulatory attention.