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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”.

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Tasks for “Supervisor Nuclear Medicine”

Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
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.
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.
Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
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.
Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Record and process results of procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

Desktop computers
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Radiation measurement phantoms
Well counters
Gamma scintillation counters
Triple-head gamma cameras
Oxygen delivery regulators
Radiation shielding gloves
Scintillation crystal detectors
Specimen collection containers
Radiation shielding lead aprons
Electrocardiography EKG units
Large-field gamma cameras
Intravenous IV sets
Pulse oximeters
Automated external defibrillators AED
Radiation monitoring film badges
Dose calibrators
Dual channel spectrometer systems
Intramuscular hypodermic needles
Patient positioning blocks
Strip chart recorders
Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
Radiation uptake detectors
Infusion pumps
Personal computers
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Blood drawing syringes
Rotating gamma cameras
Medical gamma cameras
Geiger-Mueller meters
Dual headed gamma cameras
Digital ratemeters
Laptop computers
Finger film badges
Ultrasound bone density scanners
Radiation survey meters
Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
Automatic film developing equipment
Mobile gamma cameras
Ion chamber survey meters
Computed tomography CT scanners
Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
Peripheral intravenous catheters
Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
Spectrometers
Thermoluminescent dosimeters
Linear accelerator collimator equipment
Radiation shielding lead vests
Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
Wipe test counters
Beta vial shields
Metal laboratory tongs
Syringe shields
Medical image laser printers
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Radiation protection eyewear
Surgical masks
Safety goggles
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles

Radiopharmacy inventory databases
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Electronic medical record EMR software
MEDITECH software
Gamma camera software
Medovation RadRunner