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