Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Also called: Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT), Supervisor Nuclear Medicine
In the military: see titles from the Air Force or Navy.
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
Business
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
Health
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Attention
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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