PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gail A. McFarland
AU  - Sara G. Johnson
TI  - Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practice in the United States During the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.120.253245
DP  - 2020 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - jnmt.120.253245
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/24/jnmt.120.253245.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/24/jnmt.120.253245.full
AB  - Traditionally, practice in nuclear medicine has involved strong emphasis on radiation safety principles. Nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) focus on practices that keep patients, the public, and the technologist safe from potentially harmful effects of unnecessary radiation exposure using concepts of time, distance, and shielding as well as ALARA principles, “As low as reasonably achievable”. The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the need to apply focus on infection prevention in practice and update knowledge and procedures on such measures. In this article, the authors outline the need for NMTs to develop practices and values focused on infection prevention measures.