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