Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Guide

AIDS Info
Offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. Topics include a drug database, clinical trials, and vaccine research.

Career Guidance Resources on the Internet
Links to the career websites.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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.  

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

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

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.

Healthy People 2020
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.  

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.  

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

MERCKSource Resource Library
Includes A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Merck Manuals, and the PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs. 

Nuclear Pharmacy
Provides information on radiopharmaceuticals.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.

SPECT Tutorial
Provides a tutorial on single photo emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging, including a history of nuclear medicine and how the gamma camera is used to detect gamma rays.

What is PET
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.