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The Board advances the health of the public through the establishment and maintenance of standards of training, and education, and the qualification of physicians rendering nuclear medicine services to the people of the United States.
http://www.abnm.org/

A trade association that represents the interests of nuclear medicine physicians before legislative and regulatory bodies, other medical organizations, the media and general public.
http://www.acnponline.org/

Specializes in finding nuclear medicine jobs for nuclear medicine technologists.
http://www.cnmt.com/

An international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine.
http://www.snm.org/

Monthly journal of the BNMS publishing research and clinical work in all areas of nuclear medicine. Submission guidelines and subscription details available.
http://www.nuclearmedicinecomm.com

Current news, technology updates and editorials.
http://www.medi-info.com/nukeit

The journal, Nuclear Medicine Communications, is available here, as well as the society newsletter, awards and details about upcoming conferences.
http://www.bnms.org.uk/

Layman's introduction describing how nuclear medicine works and its uses in imaging and treatment. Related links found at the end provide more detail.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-medicine.htm

Provides a topical introduction, as well as its use in treating disease and the production and use of radioisotopes.
http://www.cbvcp.com/nmrc/

Includes patient and professional information, CME calendar, newsletter, and position statements.
http://www.asnc.org/

Apart from information specific to their patients, this site also has general information for anyone undergoing a PET scan, and some case studies.
http://www.sdpet.com

Details about their program and equipment, radiopharamaceutics, quality control, radioimmunoassay and PET. Large collection of clinical and research teaching files.
http://www.rad.kumc.edu/nucmed/

J. Michael Uszler of UCLA, focusing on BrainSPECT imaging relating to pediatric age brain disorders.
http://www.drspectscan.com

History of Positron Emission Tomography by Gordon L. Brownell from MIT/MGH, in a brief yet informative lecture.
http://www.mit.edu/~glb

Easy-to-understand information for someone about to undergo a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/petomography.htm

Information on this program from Harvard Medical School.
http://www.jpnm.org/

Southwestern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
http://www.swcsnm.org/

Published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, the online archive starts from Jan 2001 and allows one to browse through abstracts of original articles for free. Full text of articles, images and current readings all require a subscription fee.
http://www.nuclearmed.com/

Provides a layman's introduction, explaining the indications, uses and how it works, and what to expect during the scan. Also introduces PET scans.
http://www.imaginis.com/nuclear-medicine/

About their history, branches, as well as their meetings and publications. Membership forms online.
http://www.anzsnm.org.au/

General information about the society, as well as its events and services.
http://www.eanm.org/

Patient information about general, pediatric and cardiac nuclear medicine, as well as PET scans.
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/menu-nuclear.htm

Directory of references, terminology, pathology, methodology and teaching files.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/lgoodin/index.htm

CareImaging is a medical imaging research company in Canada. Information about the use of PET in various cancers.
http://www.careimaging.com/

Nuclear Medicine services in Westmead, Australia. Brief explanations of tests conducted included.
http://www.niw.org.au/

Based in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes the Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
http://www.nuclmed.gr/

Research institute of the Italian National Research Council, focusing on diagnostic imaging of the central nervous system.
http://www.area.na.cnr.it/~cmn/homepage.html

This site features case studies and interactive case forums amongst other physician information resources, and gives a brief history of the topic for the layperson. [Uses Frames]
http://www.nucmednet.com/