Nuclear Medicine Radioactive Facility Operator Course
Gain expertise in running a safe nuclear medicine lab. Cover radiation protection, handling radiopharmaceuticals, managing PET/SPECT workflows, performing quality control on equipment, and dealing with incidents like extravasations. This ensures compliance, protects everyone involved, and supports reliable diagnostic imaging with low radiation risks.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides practical training for safely managing radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine. You will learn radiation safety for staff, patients, and public, accurate dose preparation and measurement, PET/SPECT procedure planning, equipment quality checks, handling of injection leaks, and meeting regulations to ensure precise imaging with minimal radiation exposure and readiness for inspections.
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Develop skills
- Apply radiation safety using ALARA principles and protective gear for staff, patients, and public.
- Handle radiopharmaceuticals by receiving, storing, preparing, and measuring doses for PET and SPECT scans.
- Plan nuclear medicine workflows to schedule PET/SPECT procedures for safe and efficient operations.
- Operate PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems, conduct daily quality control, position patients, and confirm injections.
- Manage incidents by documenting, reporting, and following protocols for extravasation events.
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