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