Dr. Truluck Christina A. Truluck, PhD, CNMT, RT(N)

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901 Walnut Street
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Philadelphia, PA 19107

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University Appointment
Associate Professor
Program Director/Clinical Coordinator, Nuclear Medicine

Research and Clinical Interests
Christina Truluck joined the Thomas Jefferson University faculty in 2003 as an Assistant Professor, teaching courses including Nuclear Medicine Procedures, Radiation Protection, Chemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals. She serves as Program Director and Clinical Coordinator for the Nuclear Medicine Program.

Chris completed her B.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1990) in Plant Science at the University of Wales, UK, and relocated to the USA in 1988, where she was awarded an AAS in Nuclear Medicine Technology (1992) from Gloucester County College, NJ.

Chris has been working as a registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist for ten years at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, most recently as Assistant Chief Technologist. She joined the adjunct faculty of the Department of Radiologic Sciences in 2000, as a part-time Instructor and Clinical Supervisor, and currently shares her time between University and Hospital activities. Chris is an active member of local and national radiologic and nuclear medicine societies, including the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and Delaware Valley Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (DVSNMT).

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Interprofessional collaboration.
  2. Lymphoscintigraphy in cutaneous melanoma: An updated total body atlas of sentinel node mapping
  3. Nuclear Medicine Technology: Inflammation and Infection Imaging