Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Health Science
Tasks
What tasks do Nuclear Medicine Technologists perform?
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.
Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
Knowledge
What do Nuclear Medicine Technologists need to know?
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Skills
What skills do Nuclear Medicine Technologists need?
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
You might also be interested in…
Surgical Technologists
$60,611 Median Yearly Income+7.33% Projected Job GrowthNeurodiagnostic Technologists
$47,645 Median Yearly Income+8.63% Projected Job GrowthDiagnostic Medical Sonographers
$86,091 Median Yearly Income+11.78% Projected Job GrowthRadiologic Technologists
$73,429 Median Yearly Income+7.23% Projected Job GrowthDental Assistants
$46,413 Median Yearly Income+8.41% Projected Job Growth
Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.