Nuclear Medicine Technology Major
The Nuclear Medicine Technology major prepares students for a professional career as a nuclear medicine technologist. Nuclear medicine is a specialty area of medical practice that uses radioactive isotopes and special sensitive instrumentation to help diagnose and treat certain diseases. The nuclear medicine technologist is an individual who has received special training to perform the many patient procedures, which will assist the nuclear physician in diagnosis and treatment. The individual is trained in this instrumentation used to perform body function studies, imaging procedures and laboratory tests done on various body fluids.
Careers in Nuclear Medicine
The majority of Nuclear Medicine Technologists practice in hospital nuclear medicine departments assisting nuclear physicians with diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Other clinical settings include:
- Outpatient Imaging Centers
- Public Health Institutions
- Government and Private Research Institutes
- University Affiliated Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centers
Alumni Stories
Harry Claridge ’11 (Cockeysville, Md.) was promoted in three months to his first technologist job.
Harry, a nuclear medicine technologist at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., knew nuclear medicine technology was right for him back in junior high school.
Objectives
Upon completion of the Nuclear Medicine Technology major, graduates will demonstrate:
- the ability to comprehend, apply, and evaluate information relevant to their role as a nuclear medicine technologist.
- technical proficiency in all skills necessary to fill their role as a nuclear medicine technologist.
- personal behavior consistent with professional employer expectations for the nuclear medicine technologist.
Special Opportunities
The Nuclear Medicine Technology major is part of a consortium composed of area hospitals and colleges. Students spends the first three years of the four-year program completing courses at York College. During the junior year, application is made to the consortium for the final clinical year of the program.
Faculty Spotlight
Elizabeth Hodgson, biology instructor and nuclear medicine and radiography coordinator, teaches human anatomy and physiology at York College. Learn more about Nuclear Medicine Technology faculty.
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