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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”.

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Tasks for “Radioisotope Technician”

Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
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.
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.
Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
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.
Record and process results of procedures.
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
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.
Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Wipe test counters
Specimen collection containers
Dual channel spectrometer systems
Thermoluminescent dosimeters
Dose calibrators
Infusion pumps
Strip chart recorders
Intravenous IV sets
Automatic film developing equipment
Radiation survey meters
Personal computers
Radiation uptake detectors
Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
Dual headed gamma cameras
Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
Triple-head gamma cameras
Beta vial shields
Geiger-Mueller meters
Medical image laser printers
Pulse oximeters
Rotating gamma cameras
Large-field gamma cameras
Ion chamber survey meters
Ultrasound bone density scanners
Gamma scintillation counters
Intramuscular hypodermic needles
Linear accelerator collimator equipment
Oxygen delivery regulators
Well counters
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Electrocardiography EKG units
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
Laptop computers
Radiation monitoring film badges
Medical gamma cameras
Metal laboratory tongs
Surgical masks
Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
Syringe shields
Computed tomography CT scanners
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Blood drawing syringes
Digital ratemeters
Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
Radiation shielding lead vests
Mobile gamma cameras
Radiation shielding lead aprons
Automated external defibrillators AED
Spectrometers
Safety goggles
Finger film badges
Patient positioning blocks
Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
Radiation protection eyewear
Peripheral intravenous catheters
Radiation shielding gloves
Scintillation crystal detectors
Desktop computers
Radiation measurement phantoms

Electronic medical record EMR software
Microsoft Excel
Gamma camera software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
MEDITECH software
Medovation RadRunner
Radiopharmacy inventory databases
Microsoft Word