NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY Spring 2025 Schedule Tamra Rocsko, MEd, CNMT, ARRT (N), Program Director Office 354-6071 Cell 208-841-2533 Email: tlrocsko@actx.edu
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NMTT-2235-001 Nuclear Medicine Technology Seminar
Prerequisites: NMTT 2274
Capstone course focusing on the synthesis of professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for professional employment and lifelong learning.
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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
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(2 sem hrs; 1 lec, 4 lab)
On Campus Course
Required Course Materials
Scientific Calculator without memory. Calculators with memory will not be allowed.
Study Materials
A computer or device compatible with the lockdown browser and an external webcam.
Course Goals/Objectives
Course Description: A capstone course focusing on the synthesis of professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for professional employment and lifelong learning.
End-of-Course Outcomes: Synthesize professional skills, knowledge and attitudes for entry level for professional employment and lifelong learning.
Given the course textbooks, personal notes, handouts, and other course materials, the student should complete each of the following goals as evaluated by the instructor:
Review the terms, facts, theories, principles, and procedures related to each topic.
Apply the knowledge learned from the didactic/clinical experiences.
Review relevant content from the previous NMTT courses
Review NM instrumentation.
Review NM physics and radiation safety
Review NRC regs.
Review NM methodology.
Review NM radiopharmacy/radiochemistry.
Review patient care.
Review PET and PET CT
Review CT and cross sectional anatomy
Review all aspects of NM math calculations.
Complete and examine various practice exams/unit exams per syllabus
Review all material as indicated on course syllabus.
Must complete ALL practice exams and review book with a grade of 50 or better.
Pass comprehensive program exit exams per syllabus with flat passing grade of 80 or better.
Turn in competency profile form containing the required patient competencies. (If not completed you receive a grade of Incomplete (I) for this course and cannot graduate or take board exam)
Turn in completed COPs
Participate in 8 hours of CE
Fill out registry/Texas Licensure application forms.
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If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Makeup/Withdrawal Policy
It is not possible for students to miss any aspect of the assigned work, since this is the capstone course. However, exams taken at times other than scheduled times will be graded at 85%.
The student cannot withdrawal from the class due to failure and expect to complete the goals/objectives of the capstone experience as scheduled.
Any withdrawal or failure of the course requires student to enroll in course at a later time to finish degree plan.
Upon the first failure of a EXIT EXAM (1-3) a student will receive a grade of an F and cannot withdraw due to failing the course.
Upon four failures (you can fail three) of UNIT EXAMS (including unit mock exams) a student will receive a grade of an F and cannot withdraw due to failing the course. *There are two mock exams that count as UNIT exams.*
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Grievance Procedures
A student who experiences problems with the course or the course instructor should make every attempt to resolve the problem with the course instructor. If that is not successful, the student may appeal the decision to the program director, the chairperson of the Health Sciences Division, the dean of instruction, and the college president, in that order.
Student Rights/Responsibilities
Refer to the Student Rights and Responsibilities publication of Amarillo College, which is located on the Amarillo College Web site, www.actx.edu.
Electronic devices, such as: beepers, cell phones, or any other communication device is prohibited in the classroom.
Students may, however, use personal laptops to take exams only.
Course Communication Methods
It is imperative that clear communication lines/methods have been established among students and the course instructor.
BlackBoard is the official communication site for email, grades, syllabus, etc.
Student is provided with the instructors email address, class schedule, and relevant phone numbers on the office schedule’.
Students sign the ‘acknowledgement form’ that they have received this information and the form is maintained within the student file.
Student Success in Nuclear Medicine Technology Seminar Course:
NOTE on Plagiarism. Copying my notes word for word or the text book is plagiarism, you must paraphrase it in your own words. Copying another students assignment, even if you worked together is cheating and plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is also considered cheating. If you are repeating this course, you may not turn in the same work from the course you failed. This is self-plagiarism and is not allowed. Self-plagiarism is grounds for removal from the class with a final grade of an F. The course cannot be repeated, so you are then removed from the program.
NOTE a student may only have the chance to view their exam one time in class so do not wait to review it. Once you have reviewed the exam once you will not be able to review it again. Alert the instructor if you are not able to view your exam.
Viewing of any exams from home without the instructor is immediate removal from the course for cheating. This is tracked in Blackboard.
Testing policy per handbook: No phones or smart watches on your body. You may not get up and go to the bathroom. You may take three pieces of scratch paper (must show to proctor prior to exam) and calculator. No baseball caps and must show arms to proctor. You may write down what you missed but you may not write down the whole exam. You must show your scratch paper to the proctor. You MAY NOT take pictures of the exam at any time.
Good luck to you all.
Grading throughout the course is as follows:
A passing grade of a 80, student must achieve an 80 or greater.
Letter grades are assigned as follows:
Grades Scored Between | Will Equal |
95% and 100% | A |
85% and less than 95% | B |
80% and less than 85% | C |
0% and less than 79.4% | F |
Weighting is 60% exit eams, 40% unit exams
Note: Exam content shall not be discussed among the students until all students have taken the exam. If a student who has taken the exam discloses exam content to a student who has not taken the exam, this is considered cheating.
Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement of this course. Attendance and tardiness will be recorded.
Classroom time start promptly at 10 am.
Online mock exams in the testing center or classroom, times are located in the course outline/syllabus and within Blackboard.
We do not cancel class for inclement weather, we meet virtually, regardless if AISD is closed.
To be successful and your attendance is critical to your success. In order to be fair, there is no distinction between an excused and an unexcused absence. If/when you do miss class, it is your responsibility to obtain notes from your classmates. Do not ask the instructor for notes.
HOWEVER, if you are ill please provide a positive COVID or COVID quarantine note, flu, or strep test and stay home. If these are negative and you feel that you must attend class and are coughing, running fever, vomiting, etc... get a mask and sit away from other students. Another option is to get a digital recorder and have a classmate record the lecture if you must miss class.
Course Outline
Jan 18 Week 1-meet in classroom for Syllabus, Acknowledgment Form and overview of class. MOCK EXAM in class on your computer.
Jan 25 Week 2- Unit exam 1: Radiation Physics, Radiation Safety, Quality Assurance, Instrumentation, Image quality. Homework assignments: Instrumentation in math book Chapter IV math DUE Jan 24 at 11:59 PM
Feb 1 Week 3- Unit exam 2: NRC, Patient Care, Radiopharmacy
Feb 8 Week 4- Unit exam 3 Skeletal and Central Nervous System
Feb 15 Week 5- Unit exam 4 Cardio
Feb 22 Week 6- Unit exam 5- Endocrine (no neuroendocrine)
Mar 1 Week 7- Unit exam 6 Respiratory and Genitourinary
Mar 8 Week 8- Unit exam 7 Gastrointestinal
Bring NMTCB application and money.
Spring Break Mar 15
Mar 22 Week 9- Unit exam 8: Oncology, Infection, Therapy (includes neuroendocrine and some skeletal)
Mar 29 Week 10- Unit exam 9: PET and CT
Turn in COPs April 4 11:59 PM
Apr 5 Week 11-
Take a mock exam (probably online and will review over zoom)
Apr 12 Week 12 Take exit exam 1 (This exam consists of all material ever)
Must complete practice exams, RB exams, and easy/med/hard exams prior to taking exit exam 1
Apr 19 Week 13
Work from home via BlackBoard and STUDY
Study Mock Exams in RB, practice exams, easy/med/hard
Review Book-Chapters 1,2,3
Review Book Supplemental info-Appendix A.
Math Book- Chapter 1, # 9-11, and all of Chapter 3.
Review Book-Chapters 4, 5,6,7.
Math Book-Chapter V-Radiopharmacy Math
Apr 26 Week 14-Take exit exam 2 (This exam consists of all material ever)
May 3 Week 15-Work from home via BlackBoard
Study Mock Exams in Review Book, practice exams, easy/med/hard
Review RP, kit and eluate purity, Generator, methods of biodistribution, physics, TDS math, instrumentation
Review Book-Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11.
Math Book-Chapter VI-Clinical Procedures (include MUGA frame math)
Review Book-Chapters 12, 13, 14.
Math Book-Chapter IV-Instrumentation
Review instrumentation, image/data reconstruction, PET, rad safety/regs
Review Book-Chapters 15 and 16
Refresh therapy products pages 606-620.
Know interventional drugs for NM on pages 26 and 27 of Review Book.
Review PET/CT Material.
Know QC/QA of gamma camera and PET and dose calibrator (use of phantoms, testing frequency, recognition of artifacts, COR, intrinsic/extrinsic, FWHM, Chi Square)
May 10 Week 16 - take exit exam 3 (This exam consists of all material ever) TURN IN COMP CARD
The last six weeks is an outline of the program contents simply to help you streamline if you need it. It does not mean that is all that is on the exam. The exits exams cover all content from day one.
The course content is aligned with the Master Educational Plan of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program at Amarillo College.
In addition, the lecture content aligns with the task analysis of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
The Nuclear Medicine Technology program at Amarillo College is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
It is very important that students do not get behind with the course schedule.
Additional Information:
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Students will use the AC Online personal account to check grades, e-mails, etc. Students are responsible for checking their accounts daily so that communication about program/course information is current.
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HB 1508 Statement
Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the legal clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
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