Nuclear Medicine: Websites

Radioactivity -- Different radioactivity topic pages with associated quizzes

World Health Organization - Ionizing Radiation -- A wide range of information material from the WHO.

X-Ray Risk - Sponsored by ASRT. Awareness about having too much radiation exposure from diagnostic tests.

Clinical Trials Network's mission is to facilitate the effective use of molecular imaging biomarkers in clinical trials.

• AuntMinnie.com

  AuntMinnie.com is a community site for radiologists and related professionals in the medical imaging industry, including news and information about medical imaging written by individuals who are executives, editors, and software engineers with years of experience in the radiology industry.

• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• The Cancer Atlas -- A joint effort of the American Cancer Society, World Health Organization, and Union for International Cancer Control. Offers extensive information from global cancer research.

• The Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging

• Fact Sheets from Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) -- Patient and professional information is provided on various nuclear medicine and molecular imaging topics.

• How Nuclear Medicine Works - from How Stuff Works
• Imaginis – Nuclear Medicine (This site includes some history, and information on why & how)  
• International Atomic Energy Agency - Division of Human Health

  Includes a section on Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging.

• International Atomic Energy Agency - Human Health Campus

  "The Human Heath Campus is designed to serve as an informative resource for health professionals, working in Medical Physics, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Nutrition, providing insight into different aspects of modern clinical practice."

• International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)

• MedlinePlus Videos & Tools

  Health videos for patient education on topics such as human anatomy, surgical procedures and health news.

• MIR Nuclear Medicine Teaching File -- from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine at Washington Univ. in St. Louis School of Medicine
• Nuclear Medicine Cases by Study Type and Diagnosis -- From Washington University in St. Louis, many case studies are available.
• PET Scans Ontario (part of Cancer Care Ontario) -- "PET Scans Ontario uses an evidence-based approach to ensure appropriate access to PET scans in the province." The site includes a list of PET scan centres in Ontario.
• RadiologyInfo The radiology information for patients.
• Radiopaedia.org

  Radiopaedia.org is a free educational radiology resource with one of the web's largest collections of radiology cases and reference articles.

• University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy - Radiopharmacy lessons  -- Downloadable free lessons on radiopharmacy. Comes with the ability to annotate and highlight the document to focus on the more important material.

• The whole brain atlas