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