Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Code: 29-1069.05
Description : Diagnose and treat diseases using radioactive materials and techniques. May monitor radionuclide preparation, administration, and disposition.
JobTitles : Director of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Physician, Professor of Radiology, Assistant Professor of Radiology
Tasks:
- Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses.
- Determine appropriate tests or protocols based on patients' needs or conditions.
- Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.
- Consult with patients following radiation treatments to provide information and assess outcomes or to recommend further consultation or treatments as appropriate.
- Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.
- Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections.
- Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.