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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”.
Also Known As…
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Supervisor Nuclear Medicine
- Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Radiation Safety Officer
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Nuclear Med Tech)
- Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist)
- Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
- Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Lead Nuc Med Tech)
- Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)
- Radioisotope Technologist
- Radioisotope Technician
- Nuclear Medicine Technician
- Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Isotope Technologist
- Isotope Technician
- Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Tasks for “Medical Radiation Dosimetrist”
- Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
- Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
- Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
- Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
- Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
- Record and process results of procedures.
- Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital ratemeters
- Radiation uptake detectors
- Patient positioning blocks
- Specimen collection containers
- Microhematocrit centrifuges
- Radiation shielding lead aprons
- Ion chamber survey meters
- Scintillation crystal detectors
- Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
- Thermoluminescent dosimeters
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Syringe shields
- Radiation survey meters
- Linear accelerator collimator equipment
- Intramuscular hypodermic needles
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Laptop computers
- Well counters
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Radiation monitoring film badges
- Ultrasound bone density scanners
- Radiation measurement phantoms
- Oxygen delivery regulators
- Peripheral intravenous catheters
- Computed tomography CT scanners
- Dual channel spectrometer systems
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
- Medical image laser printers
- Radiation protection eyewear
- Triple-head gamma cameras
- Intravenous IV sets
- Metal laboratory tongs
- Large-field gamma cameras
- Beta vial shields
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
- Strip chart recorders
- Wipe test counters
- Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
- Personal computers
- Safety goggles
- Radiation shielding gloves
- Dose calibrators
- Finger film badges
- Automatic film developing equipment
- Medical gamma cameras
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Blood drawing syringes
- Mobile gamma cameras
- Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
- Gamma scintillation counters
- Spectrometers
- Infusion pumps
- Geiger-Mueller meters
- Pulse oximeters
- Surgical masks
- Dual headed gamma cameras
- Radiation shielding lead vests
- Rotating gamma cameras
- Desktop computers
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Medovation RadRunner
- Microsoft Word
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Radiopharmacy inventory databases
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Gamma camera software