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