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Cardiology Exam Information

Exam Date & Locations & Phone Number
Continuing Education
Eligibility Requirements
Exam Content
Content Outline
Application
Item Writing
NCT Certificants


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Since its introduction in 2001, more than 1,200 candidates have taken the Nuclear Cardiology Technology examination.  62.5% have passed and earned the right to use the credentials "NCT".

The Nuclear Cardiology exam is now available "on demand". This means that once you are notified that your application has been approved, you may choose when you'd like to take it, as opposed to a designated one-time examination date. Click here to download the Nuclear Cardiology Technology Specialty Examination Application Form.

Applications and the required fee must be received two (2) months before the desired test date. Application receipt dates are used to determine the beginning of the application cycle. Once you have been found eligible to sit for the examination, you will receive an authorization letter listing available test sites and their telephone numbers. You will then have a six (6) month window in which to schedule your examination. To schedule, you must call no later than noon of the second business day prior to the preferred date. If a candidate fails to appear for a scheduled day and time, the candidate must reactivate his or her authorization and pay the current examination fee. If a candidate fails to make an appointment for the examination within the six (6) month scheduling window, the candidate must reactivate his or her authorization and pay one-half of the current examination fee to initiate another testing cycle.

Example Dates:
Application Received Processed Testing Period
April 22nd Authorization letter mailed by June 22nd June 22nd to December 22nd

Click here to go to the Cardiology application instructions.

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A candidate for examination must show documented evidence of the following:

  1. Active NMTCB, ARRT(N), or CAMRT nuclear medicine certification
  2. A minimum of two years full-time (4,000 hours) clinical experience as a certified/registered nuclear medicine technologist; OR
    a minimum 700 hours of documented clinical experience performing all aspects of nuclear cardiology imaging including radiopharmaceutical handling, injection if permitted by state and/or institutional regulations) and imaging. Supervision must be performed by a board certified nuclear cardiologist, nuclear medicine physician or radiologist AND direct supervision must be performed by a certified NMTCB, ARRT(N) or CAMRT nuclear medicine technologist respectively.

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Click here to see the more detailed exam content specifications.
The following is a list of the content for the NMTCB's Nuclear Cardiology Specialty Exam.

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Click here to see the more detailed exam content specifications.

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Click here to go to the Cardiology application instructions.

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We need your assistance. The NMTCB is in need of Nuclear Cardiology Technologists (NCT's) to write exam items for the Cardiology Specialty examination. If you are interested, please visit our Item Writer's Invitation page or contact us at board@nmtcb.org. We really appreciate your support!

Back to Top  NCT Certificants

A total of 635 individuals are Active NCT Certificants

The following is a listing of the number of Active NCT Certificants by State, Province and Territory:
AL - 21
AR - 2
AZ - 11
CA - 26
CO - 6
CT - 10
DE - 3
FL - 44
GA - 26
IA - 19
ID - 3
IL - 25
IN - 12
KS - 12
KY - 8
LA - 5
MA - 15
MD - 17
ME - 5
MI - 21
MN - 9
MO - 33
MS - 10
MT - 4
NC - 16
NE - 4
NH - 5
NJ - 15
NM - 3
NV - 3
NY - 33
OH - 12
OK - 3
OR - 6
PA - 44
PR - 5
RI - 1
SC - 12
TN - 21
TX - 42
UT - 3
VA - 22
VT - 3
WA - 12
WI - 16
WV - 6
WY - 1