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All technologists performing nuclear medicine and PET examinations must meet the minimum criteria in the table below. The ACR recommends that technologists be certified and actively registered in the modality they perform.
Initial Qualifications |
One of these:
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Continuing Education Requirements |
Registered technologists must be in compliance with the CE requirements of their certifying organization for the imaging modality in which they perform services. CE must include credits pertinent to the technologist’s ACR-accredited clinical practice. |
State-licensed technologists and all others must complete 24 hours of CE every 2 years. CE must be relevant to imaging, the radiologic sciences and patient care, and must include credits pertinent to the technologist’s ACR-accredited clinical practice. |
Additional Requirements |
Both of these:
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PET/CT: Except where prohibited by state law or regulation, for initial accreditation and renewal, registered NM technologists who have had appropriate training in CT with documentation as defined by the supervising physician at the site will be considered qualified to perform SPECT/CT and/or PET/CT exams; however, they are not considered qualified to perform stand-alone diagnostic CT. Registered CT technologists who have appropriate training in nuclear medicine are also considered qualified to do PET/CT; however, they are not considered qualified to perform stand-alone PET or other NM studies. At the time of any site survey by the ACR, the site must provide documentation of training and experience.
Revision History for this Article | ||
Date | Section | Description of Revision(s) |
12-12-19 | All | Article created; FAQs incorporated; No criteria changes |
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