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