Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Formation1954
TypeProfessional association
Headquarters1850 Samuel Morse Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Membership
19,000
Key people
Virginia Pappas, CAE, CEO
Budget
$10.8 million
Staff
50
Websitewww.snmmi.org

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), formerly the Society of Nuclear Medicine, is a nonprofit scientific and professional organization that promotes the science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. SNMMI's mission is to improve human health by advancing molecular imaging and therapy.

The SNMMI was founded in 1954 as the Society of Nuclear Medicine,[1] under the sponsorship of the Pacific Northwest Society of Nuclear Medicine.[2] The name was changed to include molecular imaging in 2012.[3] SNMMI has 15,000 members,[4] consisting of nuclear and molecular imaging professionals worldwide. Members include physicians, technologists, physicists, pharmacists, scientists, laboratory professionals and more.

The SNMMI national headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, and 12 state/regional chapters are located throughout the United States and Canada. As a volunteer organization, SNMMI is governed by a policy-making board of directors, a house of delegates, committees and councils.

  1. ^ Budinger, Thomas Francis; Jones, Terry (2014). "History of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging". In Brahme, Anders (ed.). Comprehensive biomedical physics. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 23. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53632-7.00101-5. ISBN 978-0-444-53633-4.
  2. ^ Harris, C. Craig (July 1996). "The formation and evolution of the society of nuclear medicine". Seminars in Nuclear Medicine. 26 (3): 180–190. doi:10.1016/S0001-2998(96)80023-7. PMID 8829279.
  3. ^ "SNM Changing Name to Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging". Oncology Times. 34 (15): 22. August 2012. doi:10.1097/01.COT.0000418799.52676.f9.
  4. ^ "About SNMMI". SNMMI. Retrieved 13 February 2021.