Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies utilizing 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 Task

• Record and process results of procedures.
• Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
• Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
• Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
• Train and supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
• Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine and 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.
• Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
• Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
• Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
• Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, and radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, and other laboratory equipment.
• Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
• Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation to patients to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of physician.
• Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
• Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
• Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.

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