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Nuclear Medicine Technologists

SOC 29-2033.00

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.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Critical Thinking

3.9

Active Listening

3.8

Speaking

3.8

Reading Comprehension

3.5

Writing

3.5

Monitoring

3.5

Social Perceptiveness

3.4

Science

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.7

Biology

4.0

English Language

3.9

Physics

3.9

Medicine and Dentistry

3.8

Chemistry

3.8

Computers and Electronics

3.7

Mathematics

3.7

Key Tasks

1Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.

2Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.

3Process cardiac function studies, using computer.

4Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.

5Record and process results of procedures.

Also Known As

Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist Isotope Technician Isotope Technologist Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Lead Nuc Med Tech) Medical Radiation Dosimetrist Nuclear Cardiology Technologist Nuclear Medical Technologist Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist) Nuclear Medicine Technician

Tools & Equipment

Automated blood pressure cuffs Automated external defibrillators AED Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters Automatic film developing equipment Beta vial shields