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Will AI replace Nuclear Medicine Technologists?

O*NET occupation 29-2033.00

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.

O*NET alternate job titles

  • Nuclear Technologist
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT)
  • Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist
  • Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)
  • Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist)
  • Nuclear Medicine Technician
  • Nuclear Medical Technologist

Example core tasks from the O*NET database

  • 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.

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