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