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