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