Low to No Risk

9

Moderate Risk

2

High Risk

6

Extreme Risk

0

• 1Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
• 2.2Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
• 2.6Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
• 0.3Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
• 1.2Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
• 2.5Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
• 2Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
• 1.1Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
• 2Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.

41.2% of Nuclear Medicine Technologists tasks can be automated with AI or robotics