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