US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Nuclear Medicine Technologists
This site gives details of the job of a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Includes Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Job Outlook, Earnings, and Related Occupations.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Engineer
Science Buddies offers a career profile of the nuclear engineer, who designs machines for nuclear medicine, nuclear energy plants, and even designs drought-resistant seeds. Find out the education requirements and job specifications for...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Monitoring Technician
With the increasing use of nuclear technology in medicine, energy, and even agriculture, there is a need for monitoring radiation exposure. That is the job of the nuclear monitoring technician. Science Buddies offers a career profile...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Nuclear Medicine
An extensive overview of nuclear medicine and its history. Description of radiopharmaceuticals, imaging techniques, and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures.
American Chemical Society
The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
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Society of Nuclear Medicine: What Is Nuclear Medicine?
A good description of Nuclear Medicine from the Society of Nuclear Medicine. This site includes a PDF file brochure about nuclear medicine, its uses, history, and fast facts.
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Nuclear Energy Institute
The Nuclear Energy Institute is an extensive resource for information on nuclear technology, public policy issues, careers in nuclear energy, nuclear power plants, nuclear facts, radiation in agriculture, definitions, and much more.
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Nondestructive Testing Resource Center: Radiographic Inspection
This tutorial helps students learn about Radiographic Inspection through the concept of Newton's Inverse Square Law.
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World Nuclear Association: Radioisotopes in Medicine
The use of radioisotopes in medicine is discussed, focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Includes a list of radioisotopes used in medicine.
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National Nuclear Science Week
Here's a site dedicated to National Nuclear Science Week, Jan. 23-27, 2012. Sponsored by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, this special week is focused on all parts of nuclear science. You can find activities, lesson...
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Society of Nuclear Medicine: Career Info
Career information for Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Technologists, and Pharmacists.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Medicine: Radioisotopes for Diagnosis and Treatment
A brief explanation of the use of radioisotopes in nuclear medicine.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Radioactive Isotopes in Medicine
Learn what radioactive isotopes are and the different ways that they are used in medicine.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Radiation Treatment
X-rays, gamma rays and beta particles are all used in medicine to treat internal organs. X-rays are produced by firing electrons at a metal target and gamma rays are emitted by the nucleus of radioactive atoms. Gamma rays are used to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Selection of Radionuclides for Radiopharmaceuticals
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Selection of Radionuclides for Radiopharmaceuticals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Proton Beam Therapy: Particle Accelerators in Medicine
Read the passage "Proton Beam Therapy: Particle Accelerators in Medicine," and complete the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Characteristics of Various Therapeutic Radioisotopes
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz on the characteristics of various therapeutic radioisotopes.
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Dundee Medical Physics: Nuclear Medicine
Brief explanation of the field of nuclear medicine, followed with the various procedures and capabilities at Dundee.