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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 Medicine Technician
- Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Medical Radiation Dosimetrist
- Isotope Technologist
- Isotope Technician
- Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Tasks for “Supervisor Nuclear Medicine”
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
- 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.
- Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
- 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.
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
- Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
- Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- Record and process results of procedures.
- Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
- 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.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Related Technology & Tools
- Intramuscular hypodermic needles
- Radiation shielding gloves
- Radiation shielding lead vests
- Radiation survey meters
- Surgical masks
- Dose calibrators
- Blood drawing syringes
- Radiation protection eyewear
- Safety goggles
- Wipe test counters
- Well counters
- Intravenous IV sets
- Radiation monitoring film badges
- Finger film badges
- Computed tomography CT scanners
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Scintillation crystal detectors
- Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
- Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
- Radiation measurement phantoms
- Large-field gamma cameras
- Peripheral intravenous catheters
- Oxygen delivery regulators
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
- Medical image laser printers
- Medical gamma cameras
- Syringe shields
- Radiation shielding lead aprons
- Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Microhematocrit centrifuges
- Beta vial shields
- Linear accelerator collimator equipment
- Ultrasound bone density scanners
- Spectrometers
- Geiger-Mueller meters
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Automatic film developing equipment
- Rotating gamma cameras
- Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
- Pulse oximeters
- Dual headed gamma cameras
- Triple-head gamma cameras
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Gamma scintillation counters
- Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
- Metal laboratory tongs
- Dual channel spectrometer systems
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Specimen collection containers
- Infusion pumps
- Ion chamber survey meters
- Desktop computers
- Patient positioning blocks
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Digital ratemeters
- Radiation uptake detectors
- Strip chart recorders
- Thermoluminescent dosimeters
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Mobile gamma cameras
- Microsoft Office
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Gamma camera software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Radiopharmacy inventory databases
- Microsoft Outlook
- Medovation RadRunner