The Library provides books, magazines, journals, newspapers, CD-ROMs, videos, online databases, and other materials for your research needs. In addition to our collection, we offer one-on-one reference assistance and classes in research strategies and skills.

This Research Guide is designed to help you become familiar with some of the Nuclear Medicine resources available from the Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus Library. If you need assistance, please contact a librarian by phone at (305) 237-4087 or by email/chat.

Search the Library Catalog to find print books, ebooks and media, such as videos, CDs, CD-ROMs, and audio cassettes.

*Please note: Our electronic resources have restricted access and are only available to Miami Dade College students, faculty or staff with a current login.

Most universities and colleges use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their materials. Items are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject area. Most Nuclear Medicine materials are shelved in the R895 section.

Following is a list of journals in Nuclear Medicine and related fields subscribed to by the Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus. By following the link, you can find the latest issue received by the library and other holding information.

Applied Radiology Drug Topics

Journal of Allied Health (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (contact the Library for passwords for online access to fulltext articles)

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (online access to fulltext articles is available only in the library)

Following is a list of Nuclear Medicine Journals available on the web. The Library does not currently subscribe to print copies of these journals. 

Annals of Nuclear Medicine: fulltext from 1999-present.

BMC Nuclear Medicine: fulltext from August 2001-present.

Miami Dade College's Libraries subscribe to a number of online databases that provide access to full text reference materials, such as medical dictionaries, and to periodicals, such as journals and magazines.

Please note: Our electronic resources have restricted access and are only available to MDC students, faculty or staff with a current login

Click here for descriptions of the health & medicine databases & tutorials on how to login & search them.

Click here to go to the login screen.

AIDS Info

What you will find: 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

What you will find: scroll to the bottom of the page for links to the websites for Occupational Outlook Handbook, Florida Health Careers, Choices Planner and other related sites.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What you will find: 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.  

General Nuclear Medicine

What you will find: 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

What you will find: features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

What you will find: links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.

Healthy People 2010

What you will find: 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

What you will find: the United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.  

MedlinePlus

What you will find: includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions and Doctor and Dentist Directories.

MERCKSource Resource Library

What you will find: 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

What you will find: provides information on radiopharmaceuticals.

Nuclear Medicine Technology Resource Website

What you will find: contains information, images, and case studies on SPECT imaging, PET imaging, and MRI imaging.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

What you will find: provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.

SPECT Tutorial

What you will find: 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.

Student Success Center (SSC), Medical Campus, Miami Dade College

What you will find: provides a listing of computer based tutoring programs accessible from computers in the Medical Campus Library and in SSC. SSC also offers online and face-to-face tutoring services. For more information on any of these services or programs, contact SSC at (305) 237-4499.

What is PET

What you will find: 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.

MDC Department of Nuclear Medicine

Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus
Department of Nuclear Medicine Technology

950 NW 20th Street
Miami, FL 33127
(305) 237- 4141

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program is a 6-semester educational experience consisting of 75 semester credits for an Associate in Science degree. The 4-semester college certificate program (CCC) is available to healthcare professionals who meet the established criteria for entry.