2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The College of Health and Human Services
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Nuclear Medicine is the medical specialty that utilizes the nuclear properties of radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations of the anatomic or physiologic conditions of the body and to provide therapy with unsealed radioactive sources. A nuclear medicine technologist's skills complement those of the nuclear medicine physician.
The nuclear medicine technologist is a highly trained individual who has completed an approved course of study in the theory of nuclear medicine technology. This allied health profession utilizes radioactive materials for the diagnosis of various pathological disease states and for the treatment of some specific disorders. The American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American College of Medical Technology, American Society of Technologists, Society of Nuclear Medicine, and the Society of Medicine-Technologist Section cooperate to establish, maintain, and promote appropriate standards of quality for educational programs in nuclear medicine technology.
The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology consists of three years of study at IUP and one year at the University of Findlay/Nuclear Medicine Institute in Findlay, Ohio. Students must achieve a GPA of 2.25 in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics to be considered for admission to the Nuclear Medicine Institute. Since admission to the Nuclear Medicine Institute is competitive, IUP cannot guarantee admission into the institute's program.
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