ACNM/SNMMI Webinar Series: The History of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Technologist Member Fee: Free; Non-Member Fee: $32.00
Physicist Member Fee: Free; Non-Member Fee: $40.00
Pharmacist Member Fee: Free; Non-Member Fee: $40.00
Non-Credit Member Fee: Free; Non-Member Fee: $40.00
Release Date: January 9, 2024 Expiration Date: January 31, 2027
Presenters
Fred H. Fahey, DSc
Financial Disclosure
| Name | Role | Disclosure |
| Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FACNM | Organizer | ACNM President-Elect Hoag Cancer Center Consultant, Research Grant and Speaker’s Bureau for Lantheus, GE Healthcare, and ImaginAb Nothing to disclose |
| Katherine Zukotynski, BASc, MD, PhD, P.Eng | Organizer | ACNM Vice President-Elect McMaster University Nothing to Disclose |
| Twyla Bartel, DO, FACNM, FSNMMI | Organizer | ACNM Education Committee Co-Chairperson Global Advanced Imaging, PLLC Nothing to Disclose |
| Aspan Meherzad Shokrekhuda, MD | Moderator | Nothing to disclose |
| Fred H. Fahey, DSc | Presenter | Nothing to disclose |
| The ACNM Education Committee, reviewers and SNMMI Staff have indicated that they do not have a financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any commercial organization that may have a direct or indirect interest in the content presented. | ||
| Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI | ACNM President Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Med. Center |
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| Perry Gerard, MD, MBA | No affiliation ACNM Education Committee Co-Chair |
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| Tracy L. Yarbrough, MD, PhD, MAEd, FACNM | California Northstate University ACNM Education Committee Co-Chair |
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| Ragheed Al-Dulaimi, MD, MPH, MSc | Hurley Medical Center ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Ishani Dalal, MD | Henry Ford Hospital ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Joseph S. Fotos, MD | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Erin Grady, MD, CCD, FACNM | Emory University School of Medicine ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Erica J. Cohen Major, DO, MPH, FACNM | Edward Hines VA ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Carl I. Odom, MD, MS | Austin Radiological Association ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Guofan Xu, MD, PhD | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ACNM Education Committee Member |
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| Arnold M. Strashun, MD | Chair, Continuing Education Committee | |
| Helen Nadel, MD | CE Reviewer | |
| Caroline Krystek | SNMMI Staff, Education | |
| No Commercial Support was received for this activity. | ||
In accordance with ACCME Revised Standards for Commercial Support and SNMMI Conflict-of-Interest Policy the speaker has indicated no relevant relationships that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or to condone bias but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of the activity.
Target Audience
Physicians physicists pharmacists and technologists
Objectives
At the completion of this activity the participant will be able to:
1. List three essential discoveries in physics that were applied directly to the practice of medicine.
2. Describe three approaches to radiopharmaceutical localization prior to the development of the gamma camera.
3. Discuss two ways in which the early use of computers in nuclear medicine went beyond displaying the images in a digital fashion.
Continuing Education Credit Information
To receive CE credit learners must first complete the activity content achieve a score of 75% on the post-course assessment and complete the evaluation. Learners will have no more than 3 attempts to successfully complete the post-test. This activity must be completed by the expiration date listed above.

Physician (AMA-PRA Category 1 Credits TM):
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Inc., (SNMMI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians. The SNMMI designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicists
This activity offers 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for physicists who complete the assessment and evaluation. To receive CE credit, learners must achieve a score of 75% on the post-course assessment and complete the evaluation.
Pharmacist (ACPE):
The Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Inc. (SNMMI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity has been designated as knowledge-based CPE. Learners will successfully complete the CPE activity and be awarded credit upon completion of the activity evaluation form and post-assessment test which will be sent out after the program. Total available credit for pharmacists is 1.0 hours or 0.1 CEUs.
Technologist (VOICE):
The SNMMI through its Verification of Involvement in Continuing Education (VOICE) program has approved this meeting for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education hours (CEHs). VOICE-approved credit is recognized by most licensure states and by the NMTCB and ARRT as Category A+ credit. To receive CE credit learners must first complete the activity content achieve a score of 80% on the post-course assessment and complete the evaluation. Learners will have no more than 3 attempts to successfully complete the post-test. This activity must be completed by the expiration date listed above. California Scope: 1.0 Non-Imaging ( NI ).
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