nuclear medicine radiographer
Nuclear medicine radiographers plan, prepare and perform nuclear medicine examinations, post-processing and treatment with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging and radiopharmaceuticals.
Also called: nuclear medicine technologist
- 55
- essential skills
- 12
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2269
- ISCO-08 group
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- diagnostic radiographerWhat changes?47 skills in common
- radiographerWhat changes?43 skills in common
- radiation therapistWhat changes?30 skills in common
- orthoptist23 skills in common
- speech and language therapist23 skills in common
- dietitian22 skills in common
- biomedical scientist20 skills in common
- physiotherapist20 skills in common
Essential skills
55- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- administer contrast media
- administer radiopharmaceuticals
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiation protection procedures
- apply radiological health sciences
- calculate exposure to radiation
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct video telemetry
- contribute to continuity of health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- determine imaging techniques to be performed
- determine medical images' diagnostic suitability
- determine patient's exposure factors
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evidence-based radiography practice
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- handle radiopharmaceuticals
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- implant brachytherapy treatments
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- maintain imaging equipment
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage radiology information system
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- medical terminology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- paediatrics
- perform nuclear medicine procedures
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare for nuclear medicine procedures
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- provide psychological support to patients
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- radiobiology
- respond to changing situations in health care
- undertake post-examination activities
- use nuclear medicine techniques
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional skills
12- administer radiotherapy
- conduct health related research
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- development trends in radiography
- electroencephalography
- identify progression of disease
- interpret medical images
- perform clinical research in radiography
- prepare radiopharmaceuticals
- psychology
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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