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Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Medical


  • Average Salary

    RM2939 - RM 5939

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is 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.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2939 - RM 5939

Example of a Job Position

Certified Nuclear Medicine Technology Expert (CNMT)
Lead Technology Expert in Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Technology Expert in Cardiology
PET-CT Nuclear Medicine Technology Expert (Positron Emission Tomography Nuclear Medicine - Computed Tomography Technologist)
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Nuclear Med Tech)
Radiation Safety Officer
Registered Nuclear Medicine Technology Expert
Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Supervisor of Nuclear Medicine

Task

? 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 ? Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription ? Record and process results of procedures

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Services

Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Physics

Knowledge and predictions about the principles of physics, law, relations between the two, and applications for understanding liquids, materials, atmospheric, mechanical, electrical, atomic, atomic sub-structures and processes.

Medical Science and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human wounds, diseases, and deformities. These include symptoms, alternative treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health measures

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Monitor

Monitor / assess the performance of themselves, other individuals, and organizations to develop or take corrective actions.

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 3

    Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences

  • 4

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.