The official NBE curriculum list, reproduced exactly, plus the editions residents actually read in 2026 — with recommended journals, a year-wise reading plan, and the references you'll need for your thesis and practical.
These 43 titles are reproduced as they appear in the National Board of Examinations curriculum document for Nuclear Medicine — spelling and abbreviations included. Treat this as the syllabus anchor.
The books most residents actually buy. These are the editions in circulation now, with a note on whether each is something you read cover to cover, keep as a reference, or open only for the viva.
Journal club and the “recent advances” parts of the theory paper come from here. You do not need to read all of them — pick the two Indian journals and one international one and follow them properly.
Three years is less time than it sounds. The order below is what works for most DNB Nuclear Medicine residents — broad and readable first, reference-level later, revision and drilling last.
Build the physics, instrumentation and radiopharmacy base with Cherry and Saha while learning hot-lab and QC routines hands-on; read Requisites once end-to-end and register the thesis.
Shift to clinical reporting - Mettler and Biersack organ-system-wise, daily supervised reporting, EANM/SNMMI guidelines for each protocol, PET/CT rotation, and thesis data collection.
Revise Requisites and physics repeatedly, drill Ziessman Case Review and Fogelman's Atlas for spotters, master AERB regulations and therapy protocols, finish the thesis, and practise past NBE theory questions.
Protocol, methodology and reporting standards examiners expect you to have followed.
Books and material specifically useful for the clinical, spotter and viva stations.
The titles on this page are the ones residents and departments actually use, each with the edition in circulation now. Start with the first one listed and add the references as your reading deepens.
Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites by Ziessman, O'Malley, Thrall is the usual anchor. The default first-read and revision text for Indian residents; concise, exam-oriented and image-rich.
Yes — we list the edition in circulation now for each title. Editions move quickly, so confirm the current one before you buy or print.
No. Most residents own three or four and use the department or library copy for the rest. That is exactly why printing selected chapters from a PDF works out cheaper than buying volumes you will open twice.
We print from the PDF you send us. Send the file on WhatsApp with your page count and whether you want colour, black and white or mixed, and we print, bind and deliver anywhere in India. We do not supply copyrighted book files.
Black and white is 50 paise per page, colour is Rs 1 per page, and binding is Rs 40 per copy. A 400-page mixed set with binding usually works out around Rs 300 plus delivery.
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