Nuclear Medicine Technology

KU's Nuclear Medicine Technology certificate is a 12-month accredited program which prepares technologists to inject radiopharmaceuticals and use highly technical cameras and computers in a clinical setting.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program is located in connection with the Department of Radiology and the The University of Kansas Hospital for clinical instruction while aspects of the academic program, including application and student services, are handled by the University of Kansas. The program was first available as an academic program in the School of Allied Health in 2000.  

A certificate from the University of Kansas Medical Center is awarded to the student upon successful completion of the program.  Graduates are eligible to take the national registry examinations given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and/or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

The Nuclear Medicine Division of Department of Radiology at KU Medical Center performs a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic exams. The student will receive experience in nuclear pharmacy, patient care, imaging of bone, kidney, brain, lung, GI tract and cardiac function, Positron Emission Tomography and an overview of computed tomography.

Professional Curriculum includes: patient care; radiation safety and protection; nuclear medicine physics and radiation physics; nuclear instrumentation; math and statistics; radionuclide chemistry and radiopharmacy;, departmental organization and function; radiation biology; nuclear medicine in-vivo and in-vitro procedures; radionuclide therapy; computer applications; clinical education; Positron Emission Tomography; medical law and ethics; basic computed tomography and supervised clinical education.

The University of Kansas certificate program in Nuclear Medicine Technology is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.