How do they match: Radiologists

  • Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.

  • Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects.
  • Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures, such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.
  • Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images.
  • Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
  • Formulate plans and procedures for nuclear medicine departments.
  • Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
  • Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement.
  • Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
  • Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
  • Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.
  • Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.

  • Administer medical substances for imaging or other procedures.
  • Determine protocols for medical procedures.
  • Develop healthcare quality and safety procedures.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.