Many clinical conditions that can be evaluated by general nuclear medicine imaging are included in the american college of radiology appropriateness criteria r overall gamma camera performance must be optimized by applying a rigorous quality assurance quality control program. Nuclear medicine imaging is a method of producing images by detecting radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive tracer is given to the patient the images are digitally generated on a computer and transferred to a nuclear medicine physician who interprets the images to make a diagnosis . Nuclear medicine nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses radioactive product called a tracer to check how well organs and tissues function within the body the radiation risk involved in these procedures is very low compared with the potential benefits there are no known long term adverse side effects from nuclear medicine procedures . Clinical nuclear medicine includes sam cme certified content that is designed to meet the educational needs of its readers for more information on cnm sam cme educational offerings visit the lippincott cmeconnection portal to register online and take advantage of the free cnm sam cme opportunities