NMTCB		this person provides provides ultimate Nuclear Medicine care without endangering the patient, colleagues, and the environment.
Radiopharmacuetical		nuclear regulatory commission in place before the NRC.
SNM		acronym for nuclear regulatory commission
ALARA		passed in congress in 1948 which provided federal funds to build and renew small hospitals
JRCNMT		quality control program set in place to ensure the proper performance and stability of instrumentation used in diagnostics.
WD Tucker		invented iodine-132 and technetium generators in 1957
ADAC		invented emission reconstruction tomogragraphyin 1962
NRC		part radionuclide part pharmacuetical
Hill Burton Act		invented the scintillation camera in 1958
Medicaid		discovered that radium gave off light, heat, and electricity.
AART		federal program that finances health costs of persons 65 years and older
AEC		shipped the first SPECT camera for FDG/PET imaging in 1995
Hal Anger		state administered program designed to meet the needs of low-income residents
quality control		acronym for health maintenance organizations
PPO		founded in 1977 to establish and maintain a voluntary program for certification of Nuclear Medicine Technologist by Nuclear Medicine Technologists.
Curie		this society promotes and encourage research and the advancement of Nuclear Medicine Science.
Medicare		As Low as Reasonably Achievable
JCAHO		committee form formed by the American College of Radiologists, the American Society for Medical Technology.
David Kuhl		American Registry of Radiologic Technologists that promotes high standards of patient care by recognizing qualified individuals
Nuclear Medicine Technologist		"Get on the Bus" refers to
HMO		acronym for preferred provider organization
radioisotopes		independent non-profit organization established more than 50 years ago governed by physicians, nurses, and consumers.
Curie		one thousand millicuries equals