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