NUM 262 Nuclear Medicine Pharmacy I (Deletd as of Summer 2022) ◊ #

Essentials of radiopharmaceuticals, diagnostic versus therapeutic, review of new drug approval process, properties of technetium, its chemistry and quality control tests. Fundamental concepts of radiopharmaceutical design, preparation and pharmacokinetics of agents utilized in the imaging of cardiac, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary systems.