Summary of PET/CT On-The-Job Training Requirements
| Training | Board certification | No. of PET/CT interpretations (supervised)* | No. of CT interpretations (supervised)† | PET/CT CME credits | CT CME credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine | ABNM | 150 | 500 | 8 | 100 |
| Diagnostic radiology (recent CT)‡ | ABR | 150 | 35 | ||
| Nuclear radiology (recent CT)‡ | ABR | 150 | 8 | ||
| Radiology (recent CT)‡ | ABR and ABNM | 150 | 8 | ||
| Diagnostic radiology (no recent CT) | ABR | 150 | 500 | 35 | 100 |
↵* Supervision should be performed by qualified nuclear medicine physicians or diagnostic radiologists who have interpreted more than 500 PET/CT studies.
↵† Supervision should be performed by qualified diagnostic radiologists as defined in American College of Radiology Practice Guidelines for Performing and Interpreting Diagnostic Computed Tomography. CT cases should include reasonable distribution of head and neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis.
↵‡ Includes radiologists or nuclear radiologists with recent experience in body CT (100 body CT cases/y for preceding 5 y).
ABNM = American Board of Nuclear Medicine.