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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 Technologist”

Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
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.
Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
Record and process results of procedures.
Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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