This detailed overview of nuclear medicine technology covers patient care, instrumentation, radiopharmaceuticals, federal regulations, imaging of ten systems within the body, and radionuclide therapy—complemented by hundreds of self-evaluation questions and answers mirroring the structure of national certification examinations. Fifth edition highlights include updated information Radiopharmaceuticals, regulations and procedures Revamped chapters on CT and PET instrumentation New primers on radiation physics, advanced nuclear cardiology, MR and PET/MR General counting statistics and the advanced PET specialty exam Introductions to pharmacology, health informatics and research methods Plus, expanded practice exams with additional answer possibilities let you assess what you've learned!