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