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