Canadian Association of Radiopharmaceutical Scientists

Radiopharmacy Links

Internet resources related to
nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy

The Canadian College of Radiopharmaceutical Scientists (CCRS) is the self-governing organization for certification. It is a national non-profit organization, governed by established scientists in the field of radiopharmaceutical sciences, that certifies professionals working in the field of radiopharmacy.
VirRAD Community: The aim of the VirRAD Community platform is to provide a sustainable, user-driven web-based interface which assists communication between all members of the worldwide Radiopharmaceutical community and helps them to:
… expand their horizons
… share their ideas
… solve everyday difficulties
… disseminate best practice
… develop innovative solutions to universal problems

in order to promote the continuing contribution of the specialty to science and health-care
The Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (SRS) is an international society providing academic and intellectual support for radiopharmaceutical science. At the heart of all nuclear imaging, radiopharmaceutical science is the design, synthesis and evaluation of compounds containing suitable radionuclides that can be used in vivo to (trace) follow a particular physiological or biochemical phenomena.
http://srs.snm.org
Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Lots information and interesting case studies. Also a section on Radiopharmacy (Nuclear Pharmacy) that is worth checking out.
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/departments/nuclear/
The Society of Nuclear Medicine: an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine. Its 15,000 members are physicians, technologists and scientists specializing in the research and practice of nuclear medicine. In addition to publishing journals, newsletters and books, the Society also sponsors international meetings and workshops designed to increase the competencies of nuclear medicine practitioners and to promote new advances in the science of nuclear medicine.
http://interactive.snm.org/
A simple tutorial from Stephen Karesh, PhD. Department of Radiology/ Section of Nuclear Medicine of Loyola University in Chicago. Simple introduction with basic explanations.
http://lunis.lumc.edu/nucmed/tutorial/radpharm/

First published in April 1997, this handbook contains lots of useful information, with a UK focus, on radiopharmaceuticals, associated quality control tests, supplier contacts, and a formulary
http://www.ukrg.org.uk/rphandbook/radiom.htm

A list of radiopharmaceuticals used in clinical practice with some links to additional information from manufacturers. From the University of Arkansas
http://nuclearpharmacy.uams.edu/RPLIST.html
The Whole Brain Atlas. More CT images than radionuclide images but the individual cases are interesting since you can pull down individual slices through the brain in an interactive manner or run the brain scans in cine mode. The cases with both radionuclide and MRI also show the use of superimposition where the images from the two methods are overlaid to give even more information.
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
The Joint Program In Nuclear Medicine Teaching Files. A variety of hot links to teaching materials. Check out the case studies at the bottom of the file.
http://www.jpnm.org/elr.html
Teaching files from Mallinckrodt. Lots of images using conventional radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis.
http://gamma.wustl.edu/home.html
Teaching files from University of North Carolina with nuclear medicine images.
http://metalab.unc.edu/jksmith/UNC-Radiology-Webserver/NuclearMedicine.html
An electronic textbook. Nuclear Medicine imaging of the GI tract. Lots of case studies and images in a detailed description of this field. More than you will ever need to know!
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/ElectricGiNucs/GINucs.html
Teaching files from Case Western Reserve University Department of Radiology. Some nice high quality images in the teaching files section covering various disease states and techniques.
http://www.uhrad.com/Default.htm
Teaching files from University of Illinois. Similar to the two above sites but with much less detail.
http://www.uic.edu/com/uhrd/nucmed/title.htm
An overview of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with a tutorial that explains in simple terms what the technique is and how it is used for medical imaging.
http://www.crump.ucla.edu/lpp/lpphome.html
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center course outline with slides and links for a course on Clinical Nuclear Medicine. Includes some basic radiopharmacy.
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/jwinn/rltn3560/

University of Melbourne general description of PET and PET based radiopharmaceuticals.
http://www.austin.unimelb.edu.au/dept/nmpet/pet/detail/index.html

Society & Association of Nuclear Medicine

Journal

· The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)
· European Journal of Nuclear Medicine (EJNM)
· World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (WJNM)
· Elsevier Science
· MedBioWorld
· National Center for Biotechnology Information
· The Lancet

Other Links

· American Academy of Neurology
· American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
· American Board Of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM)
· American Board Of Science In Nuclear Medicine (ABSNM)
· American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists
· American College Of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM)
· American College Of Nuclear Physicians (ACNP)
· American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
· American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
· American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
· Academy of Molecular Imaging (Formerly ICP)
· Association of Polysomnographic Technologists.
· Asia & Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (AOFNMB)
· Asian Regional Cooperative Council for Nuclear Medicine (ARCCNM)
· Bone Atlas Site
· Citizens for Medical Isotopes
· Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
· Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
· Electrophysiological Technologist's Association
· Epilepsy Foundation
· High Country Nuclear Medicine Conference Homepage
· IAEA's Nuclear Data Center
· International College of Nuclear Medicine Physicians
· Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Laboratories (ICANL)
· International Committee of Radiation Protection
· International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
· Joint Review Committee on Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)
· National Cancer Institute - Interagency Council on Biomedical Imaging in Oncology
· Nuclear Medicine Communications
· Nuclear Pharmacy
· Nuclear Medicine Research Council (NMRC)
· Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)
· Nuclear Medicine Technologists
· Nuclear Medicine on the Net
· Nuclear Medicine Exchange Network (NucMediEx)
· Radiation Dose Assessment Resource ( RADAR )
· Radiation and Health Physics Page from University of Michigan
· Rochester Institute of Technology - Nuclear Medicine Technology Program
· Technologist Advisory Board
· Toronto Western Hospital NSI
· The Gulf Nuclear Medicine Organization
· UK Radiopharmacy Group