How do they match: Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  • Isotope Technician
  • Nuclear Medicine Technician
  • Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist
  • Radioisotope Technician

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
  • Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
  • Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.

  • Create advanced digital images of patients using computer imaging systems.