How do they match: Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  • Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  • Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Isotope Technologist
  • Nuclear Technologist
  • Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
  • Nuclear Medical Technologist
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist
  • Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist
  • PET Technologist
  • Positron Emission Tomography Technologist
  • Radioisotope Technologist
  • Radiologic Technologist
  • Radiological Technologist
  • Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist

  • 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.

  • Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
  • Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
  • 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.
  • Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
  • Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
  • Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
  • 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.
  • Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.

  • Create advanced digital images of patients using computer imaging systems.
  • Gather medical information from patient histories.