PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bolus, Norman E.
TI  - Epidemiology for the Nuclear Medicine Technologist
DP  - 2001 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 143--147
VI  - 29
IP  - 3
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/29/3/143.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/29/3/143.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2001 Sep 01; 29
AB  - Objective: The purpose of this article is to introduce the nuclear medicine technologist to the field of epidemiology. There are many applications of epidemiology in nuclear medicine, including research studies that deal with the causes of disease or ways to prevent disease from occurring and investigating the possible effects of ionizing radiation on occupational workers and the general public. One use of an epidemiologic study is to suggest ways to reduce the occurrence of a disease. After reading this article, the nuclear medicine technologist will be familiar with: a) the history and underlying assumptions of epidemiology, b) types of epidemiologic studies, c) what is a valid statistical association for an epidemiologic study, d) proper judgment of cause and effect relationships, e) definitions of epidemiologic terms, and f) an example of a nuclear medicine research study.