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Job Description

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2033.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 75,960.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 36.00
Currently, there are 19,650 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nuclear Medicine Technologists”.

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Tasks for “Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist”

Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
Record and process results of procedures.
Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.

Related Technology & Tools

Thermoluminescent dosimeters
Wipe test counters
Radiation protection eyewear
Patient positioning blocks
Intravenous IV sets
Digital ratemeters
Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
Triple-head gamma cameras
Large-field gamma cameras
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Radiation monitoring film badges
Oxygen delivery regulators
Blood drawing syringes
Personal computers
Ion chamber survey meters
Infusion pumps
Radiation shielding gloves
Automatic film developing equipment
Computed tomography CT scanners
Finger film badges
Laptop computers
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Intramuscular hypodermic needles
Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
Dose calibrators
Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
Radiation survey meters
Radiation shielding lead aprons
Pulse oximeters
Surgical masks
Geiger-Mueller meters
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Radiation measurement phantoms
Electrocardiography EKG units
Rotating gamma cameras
Desktop computers
Linear accelerator collimator equipment
Dual channel spectrometer systems
Metal laboratory tongs
Mobile gamma cameras
Medical gamma cameras
Scintillation crystal detectors
Spectrometers
Strip chart recorders
Well counters
Ultrasound bone density scanners
Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
Specimen collection containers
Peripheral intravenous catheters
Beta vial shields
Dual headed gamma cameras
Radiation shielding lead vests
Safety goggles
Radiation uptake detectors
Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
Syringe shields
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
Automated external defibrillators AED
Gamma scintillation counters
Medical image laser printers

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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Gamma camera software
Medovation RadRunner
MEDITECH software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Electronic medical record EMR software