Lesson 1Injection technique to minimize extravasation: vein selection, tourniquet use, aspiration check, flushing, and securing injection siteThis part covers vein shots to cut leak out, including vein pick, tie use, pull check, wash, and site hold, and explains spotting, writing, and handling leak events.
Patient check and vein pick rulesTie place and vein seePull check and slow steady shotSalt water wash and line open checksHold shot site and patient placeSpot and write leaksLesson 2Contamination control and surveys: wipe tests, use of survey meters, frequency, acceptable limits, and action levelsThis part handles dirt control in nuclear medicine, including regular checks, wipe tests, okay limits, and fix actions, stressing write down, clean ways, and stop plans.
Kinds of dirt and common sourcesUse and limits of check metersDo and read wipe testsCheck times and rule expectsAction levels, clean, and re-checkWrite keep and trend spot for hot areasLesson 3Dose calculations using time, activity, and patient weight: weight-based adjustments, decay correction, and pediatric/obese considerationsThis part reviews dose math using time, activity, and patient weight, including weight dose, fade fix, and changes for small children and big patients while following rules and limits.
Basic activity, time, and fade linksUse fade numbers and half-life tablesWeight based grown up dose mathSmall child dose and min activity limitsChanges for big or very small grown upsCheck math against rule rangesLesson 4Common radiopharmaceuticals and administration routes: Tc-99m sestamibi/tetrofosmin for myocardial perfusion (IV), Tc-99m MDP for bone scan (IV); typical adult activity rangesThis part reviews common tech-99m radio drugs, their uses, shot ways, and usual grown up activity ranges, stressing right pick, label, and write for heart and bone pictures.
Tc-99m sestamibi: uses and grown up dose rangeTc-99m tetrofosmin: uses and grown up dose rangeTc-99m MDP: uses and grown up dose rangeVein shot steps and checksNo-go's and common bad reactionsWrite product, lot, and given doseLesson 5Dose calibrator operation: daily background check, constancy test, geometry considerations, setting correct isotope and time-of-measurement correctionsThis part details daily dose machine work, including back check, steady test, shape effects, isotope set, and time measure fixes, stressing quality control write and fix problems.
Daily back and steady stepsThree month right and straight test basicsShape depend and volume thinksPick right isotope and set numberTime measure and fade fixesQC write, trends, and fixLesson 6Activity verification steps: measuring drawn and administered activity, syringe technique, tare weight method, and documentationThis part explains how to check activity before and after give using dose machine, including syringe way, left activity measure, tare ways, and right write in patient record.
Before shot activity measure in machineSyringe place and same shapeMeasure left activity after shotTare way for syringe and shield fixesMath net given activityRecord activity, time, and worker IDLesson 7Post-injection precautions for patients: restroom use, hydration, discharge instructions, and breastfeeding guidanceThis part explains key after shot rules, including toilet use, water drink, contact limits, and feeding baby milk guide, to cut radiation to family, people, and workers while keeping picture quality.
Right away toilet use and bladder emptyWater plans to help tracer clearLimit close touch with babies and baby in belly womenWritten go home rules and key talk pointsFeeding baby milk stop and milk keep guideWhen to raise worries to nuclear medicine doctorLesson 8Safe handling and transport of radiopharmaceuticals: vial handling, needle/syringe best practices, use of lead shielding and dose traysThis part details safe hold, pack, and move of radio drugs, focusing on vial handle, syringe make, shield, label, and rule needs to cut show and stop loss or wrong give.
Get, unpack, and check sendsVial hold, air out, and clean wayNeedle and syringe pick and safe put togetherUse lead pots, syringe shields, and dose traysLabel, move boxes, and DOT kindsStop spill during make and moveLesson 9Radiation protection principles (ALARA): time, distance, shielding applied to technologist workflow and room layoutThis part uses ALARA rules of time, space, and shield to worker flow, room set, and patient time, showing real ways to cut work dose and watch follow rules limits.
Time cut during high show tasksMax space using set and toolsBest shield for staff and people areasRoom make, hot lab zones, and move flowUse dose meters and review show reportsBaby in belly worker thinks and says
