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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
- 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)
- Supervisor Nuclear Medicine
- 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”
- Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- 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.
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- 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.
- Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Record and process results of procedures.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ultrasound bone density scanners
- Scintillation crystal detectors
- Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
- Patient positioning blocks
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Blood drawing syringes
- Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
- Mobile gamma cameras
- Large-field gamma cameras
- Radiation shielding gloves
- Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Radiation monitoring film badges
- Safety goggles
- Computed tomography CT scanners
- Thermoluminescent dosimeters
- Radiation protection eyewear
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Peripheral intravenous catheters
- Strip chart recorders
- Dose calibrators
- Ion chamber survey meters
- Radiation survey meters
- Pulse oximeters
- Spectrometers
- Metal laboratory tongs
- Radiation uptake detectors
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
- Geiger-Mueller meters
- Surgical masks
- Well counters
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Automatic film developing equipment
- Radiation shielding lead vests
- Syringe shields
- Personal computers
- Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
- Oxygen delivery regulators
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Radiation measurement phantoms
- Triple-head gamma cameras
- Beta vial shields
- Linear accelerator collimator equipment
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Intravenous IV sets
- Dual channel spectrometer systems
- Rotating gamma cameras
- Gamma scintillation counters
- Infusion pumps
- Laptop computers
- Specimen collection containers
- Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
- Digital ratemeters
- Wipe test counters
- Medical image laser printers
- Radiation shielding lead aprons
- Microhematocrit centrifuges
- Intramuscular hypodermic needles
- Dual headed gamma cameras
- Desktop computers
- Medical gamma cameras
- Finger film badges
- Microsoft Word
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Radiopharmacy inventory databases
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Gamma camera software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Medovation RadRunner