RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of the Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Patient (or Children Are Not Small Adults)
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 13
OP 17
VO 11
IS 1
A1 Kieffer, Catherine T.
A1 Suto, Patricia A.
YR 1983
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/11/1/13.abstract
AB This is the first of a four-part continuing education series on pediatric nuclear medicine. After reading and studying this article, the nuclear medicine technologist will be able to: (1) identify clinical indications for performing nuclear medicine studies in children; (2) compare and contrast nuclear medicine procedures for adult and pediatric patients; (3) compare and contrast radiopharmaceuticals to select the most appropriate for performing pediatric studies; (4) discuss radiation protection techniques used in pediatric nuclear medicine; (5) identify the principles of pediatric radiopharmaceutical dose calculation and determine dosages using common calculation methods; (6) identify possible injection sites and administration methods useful in pediatric nuclear medicine; (7) compare radiopharmaceutical clearance times and imaging times in adults and children; (8) identify the collimators of choice for most procedures performed in children; (9) recognize certain behaviors exhibited by children according to their stage of emotional development and anticipate children’s response to the hospital setting; and (10) describe patient immobilization techniques and discuss the advantages of physical restraint over sedation. Information about CEU (VOICE) credit appears immediately following this article.