Marshall Medical Centers
Decatur, AL
Overview
Job Summary: Prepares, measures, and administers radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic and therapeutic studies, utilizing variety of equipment and following prescribed procedures: Prepares stock solutions of radiopharmaceutical materials, calculates doses, and administers doses, under direction of physician. Calibrates equipment. Performs diagnostic studies on patients as prescribed by physician, using scanners or scintillation cameras to detect radiation emitted and to produce image of organ. Measures radioactivity, using Geiger counters, scalers, and scintillation detectors. Administers therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals under direction of physician. Follows radiation safety techniques in use and disposal of radioactive materials.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions 1. Follows departmental guidelines for use of radiopharmaceuticals • Applies radionuclides while maintaining...
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Laboratory
Technologist
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