Full Career Description

As a Nuclear Medicine Technologist or Technician, you’re the tech-savvy explorer using advanced nuclear imaging to unveil the intricacies of the body’s inner workings. From cutting-edge radiopharmaceuticals to molecular imaging, you bring innovation to the forefront of medical diagnostics. In your role, you prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes for therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using various radioisotope equipment. Additionally, you calculate doses, subject patients to radiation, and conduct studies on blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption following standard laboratory techniques.

Common Job Titles

Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT), Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Lead Nuc Med Tech), Nuclear Cardiology Technologist, Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist), Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Nuclear Med Tech), Radiation Safety Officer, Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist