How do they match: Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  • Isotope Technician
  • Nuclear Medicine Technician
  • 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.

  • Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.