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