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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to the usual medical physics resources, I used a few technologist study tools that I thought were helpful. I’m not sure anything was special about the ones below other than they were free (or freely available through my university’s
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Nucmedtutorials.com<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Mantel, et al, Nuclear Medicine Technology: Review Questions for the Board Examinations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Moniuszko & Patel, Nuclear Medicine Technology Study Guide<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Other resources beyond textbooks include the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/americancoldf5f-acrorgf92a-productioncb02-3650/media/ACR/Files/Clinical/Radiology-Safety/ACR-AAPM-Radiation-Safety-Resources.pdf__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWxymgWsFk$">
ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources toolkit</a>, the IAEA artifact atlases (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iaea.org/publications/10424/petct-atlas-on-quality-control-and-image-artefacts__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWx1D2bRKQ$">PET</a>,
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iaea.org/publications/13407/spectct-atlas-of-quality-control-and-image-artefacts__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWxJNveSDw$">
SPECT</a>, and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iaea.org/publications/6337/iaea-quality-control-atlas-for-scintillation-camera-systems__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWxI0cyD8E$">
gamma cameras</a>), a <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://amos3.aapm.org/abstracts/pdf/127-35656-425554-127752-1021798179.pdf__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWxD9FADi0$">
2017 talk at AAPM by Nathan Busse</a> (this also gives more technologist study guide recommendations), and the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iaea.org/resources/iaea-publication/nuclear-medicine-handbook-slides__;!!KGKeukY!19mFvqxWPIfiK1k7evkPVFUJXmzQre4ML9PC_hjZiz8UF9mCjRf8OnSp0EcluunekPCAt4QWc6fap2iu9q2VFhSoUmXgSLxEX0U_tKWxRBxfyeA$">
IAEA Nuclear Medicine Handbook slides</a> (and maybe the associated textbook, but I’m trying to give non-textbook resources).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also highly recommend making/memorizing a table of every radionuclide you’ve ever heard of being used clinically with columns for decay method, half-life, gamma and/or beta energies, and clinical uses (including radiopharmaceutical names
and clinical studies). For the majors, I also included HVL, breastfeeding recommendations, and major spill limits.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Respectfully, you should toss Cherry. The ABR relies heavily on it, the ABSNM not so much. Mettler is much more useful. Matt Wait, MS, DABR, DABSNM, MRSE Senior
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Respectfully, you should toss Cherry. The ABR relies heavily on it, the ABSNM not so much. Mettler is much more useful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Medicine by Cherry and Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging by Mettler.</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white"> Any<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am preparing to take the ABSNM exam this year and was wondering if anyone had any resources they could share with me? I am currently using Physics in Nuclear Medicine by Cherry and Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging by Mettler. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! <o:p></o:p></p>
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