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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Calculate, measure and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription. | |||
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Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images. | ||||
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Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures. | ||||
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Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician. | ||||
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Process cardiac function studies, using computer. | ||||
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Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures. | ||||
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Record and process results of procedures. | ||||
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Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients. | ||||
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Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment. | ||||
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Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy. | ||||
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Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, and radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, and other laboratory equipment. | ||||
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Train and supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists. | ||||
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Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer. | ||||
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Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine and feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels. | ||||
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Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs. | ||||
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Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician. | ||||
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Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment and cameras. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Electronic medical record EMR software | Medical software | |||
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Gamma camera software | Medical software | |||
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Medovation RadRunner | Medical software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Radiopharmacy inventory databases | Medical software | |||
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Automated blood pressure cuffs | Electronic blood pressure units | |||
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Automated external defibrillators AED | Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles | |||
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Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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Automatic film developing equipment | Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors | |||
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Beta vial shields | Medical radiological shielding portable containers for radioactive materials | |||
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Blood drawing syringes | Blood collection syringes | |||
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Computed tomography CT scanners | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital ratemeters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Dose calibrators | Medical radiation dosimeters | |||
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Dual channel spectrometer systems | Spectrometers | |||
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Dual headed gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Electrocardiography EKG units | Electrocardiography EKG units | |||
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Evacuated blood collection tubes | Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers | |||
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Finger film badges | Medical radiation dosimeters | |||
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Gamma scintillation counters | Gamma counters | |||
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Geiger-Mueller meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Infusion pumps | Intravenous infusion pumps for general use | |||
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Intramuscular hypodermic needles | Hypodermic needles | |||
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Intravenous IV sets | Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits | |||
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Ion chamber survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Large-field gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Linear accelerator collimator equipment | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | |||
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Medical gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Medical image laser printers | Medical imaging dry laser printers or imagers | |||
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Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS | Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS | |||
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Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners | Medical positron emission tomography PET units | |||
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Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment | Medical single photon emission computed tomography SPECT units | |||
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Metal laboratory tongs | Laboratory tongs | |||
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Microhematocrit centrifuges | Microcentrifuges | |||
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Mobile gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Oxygen delivery regulators | Flow sensors or regulators or components | |||
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Patient positioning blocks | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Peripheral intravenous catheters | Peripheral intravenous catheters for general use | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT quality assurance or calibration phantoms or devices | |||
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Pulse oximeters | Pulse oximeter units | |||
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Radiation measurement phantoms | Phantom dosimeters | |||
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Radiation monitoring film badges | Medical radiation films or badges | |||
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Radiation protection eyewear | Eye shields | |||
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Radiation shielding gloves | Medical radiological shielding gloves | |||
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Radiation shielding lead aprons | Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes | |||
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Radiation shielding lead vests | Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes | |||
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Radiation survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Radiation uptake detectors | Radiation detectors | |||
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Rotating gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Scintillation crystal detectors | Scintillation crystal assemblies | |||
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Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT quality assurance or calibration phantoms or devices | |||
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Specimen collection containers | Specimen collectors | |||
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Spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Strip chart recorders | Chart recorders | |||
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Subcutaneous hypodermic needles | Hypodermic needles | |||
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Surgical masks | Medical staff isolation or surgical masks | |||
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Syringe shields | Medical radiological shielding portable containers for radioactive materials | |||
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Thermoluminescent dosimeters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Triple-head gamma cameras | Medical gamma cameras for general use | |||
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Ultrasound bone density scanners | Medical ultrasound bone densitometers | |||
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Well counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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Wipe test counters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) | |||
Isotope Technician | |||
Isotope Technologist | |||
Medical Radiation Dosimetrist | |||
Nuclear Cardiology Technologist | |||
Nuclear Medical Technologist | |||
Nuclear Medicine Technician | |||
Nuclear Medicine Technologist | |||
Radiation Safety Officer | |||
Radioisotope Technician | |||
Radioisotope Technologist | |||
Radiologic Technologist | |||
Radiological Technologist | |||
Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist | |||
Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist | |||
Supervisor Nuclear Medicine | |||
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