RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A brief analysis regarding how nuclear medicine technologists learn about new radiopharmaceuticals and procedures prior to clinical implementation and is education and training adequate to achieve competence JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO J Nucl Med FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP TS6 OP TS6 VO 64 IS supplement 1 A1 Graham, Andrew YR 2023 UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/supplement_1/TS6.abstract AB TS6 Introduction: Portray conventional methods nuclear medicine technologists acquire information new radiopharmaceutical or procedure information prior to clinical implementation as well as investigate wether or not education and training is suitable enough to produce technologist competency. Methods: Independent research - a nine question survey / questionnaire was developed with help from a medical science liasion working in oncology with GE Healthcare. The survey was posted on Chattanooga State Nuclear Medicine Program's facebook page and sent to previous nuclear medicine graduatesStandard peer reviewed journal research was also performedResults: Numerous methods can be utilized by technologists to conventionally obtain new radiopharmaceutical informationVendors, manufacturers and sales representatives make up the vast proportion of educating and training technologists.Technologists prefer to be trained onsite by those same vendors, manufacturers and sales representatives.Conclusions: Achieving technologists competency begins with acquiring new radiopharmaceutical informatino followed by proper training. These are most often accomplished thru vendors, manufacturers and sales representatives.The surveyed technologists beleive the training they recieved for a new radiopharmaceutical is sufficient for achieving competency.Onsite training is favored by technologists.