CNM BASIC RADIOISOTOPE HANDLING COURSE FOR NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGISTS & OTHER PHYSICIANS WISHING TO BECOME AUTHORIZED USERS ON A RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS LICENSE

COURSE INFORMATION

CNM’s 80-hr Basic Radioisotope Handling Course is designed for Physicians wishing to become Authorized Users on a Radioactive Materials License and meets the 80 hour requirement of Didactic Basic Science Lectures for NRC or State Licensure. If you are interested in taking the course, please give course director Dr. Stephen Karesh a call at 773 802-7617 to discuss the options. While this course is no longer held at a hotel or conference center, we can bring the course to your facility.

This course is also designed to meet the didactic science requirements of taking the Certification Board in Nuclear Cardiology Examination (CBNC) and will be very helpful in preparing for the basic science parts of the Examination. The very comprehensive PowerPoint lecture notes, multiple practice examinations, license application guide, video presentations and review of essential parts of the Code of Federal Regulations prepare one for completing a license application as well as for operating a high level practice in Nuclear Cardiology. Included are the following topics:

• Radiation Physics and Instrumentation
• Radiation Protection
• Mathematics Pertaining to the use and Measurement of Radioactivity
• Radiation Biology
• Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry

The course is now entirely on-line, so travel is no longer required. Included are numerous tutorials containing a wealth of information in easy-to-review outline format as well as an associated test for each tutorial containing between 1-35 questions. In addition, there are two excellent A/V presentations on Radiobiology that must be viewed as part of the course completion requirements.

An integral part of the course includes a comprehensive review of Radioactive Decay as well as Attenuation of Radiation (concepts and mathematical applications). In addition, there is a special focus on Current NRC Regulations and Hot Lab Quality Control as well as Cardiac Radiopharmaceuticals.

Course Sponsor: This course is sponsored by Consultants in Nuclear Medicine, nationally recognized for providing high-quality Continuing Education courses in Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Oncology.

Course Director: Stephen M. Karesh, PhD., Professor of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.

For Additional Information: Please contact Dr. Karesh at

Phone: (773) 802-7617
FAX: (315)-292-5917
E-mail: nucmedconsultants@comcast.net