Occupational Employment Statistics
29-2033 Nuclear Medicine Technologists
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.
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Minnesota
| 170 | 20 | $49.77/hr | $41.71/hr | $47.08/hr | $51.52/hr | $52.50/hr | $55.04/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 170 | $51.52/hr |
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
- 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.
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
- Record and process results of procedures.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.