Nuclear Medicine Technology: Websites

Promoting High Standards of Patient Care by Recognizing Qualified Individuals in Medical Imaging, Interventional Procedures, and Radiation Therapy.

A guide to help you locate anatomy and physiology resources available through MDC's Learning Resources Department.

A partnership dedicated to radiation protection.

Provides up-to-date information on many aspects of health care, including diseases and conditions, vaccines and immunizations, and emergency preparedness and response. It also includes a section with health statistics.

Provides comprehensive information on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and natural products, including a pill identifier and interactions checker.

Explains nuclear medicine procedures for the patient, including how to prepare for the procedure and how the procedure works.

Features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.

Information about understanding health information privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

A statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.

The United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.

Includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions and Doctor and Dentist Directories.

Online text of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy and The Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms.

A list of the mobile apps currently downloaded to the library's iPads that are available for check-out.

Provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.

The practice guidelines help to identify those elements of the procedure that are most important in obtaining a high-quality examinattion, while simultaneously controlling costs.

Explains how positron emission tomography (PET) is used to detect cancers, neurological diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. This site also describes the differences between PET scans and MRI or CT scans.