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