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Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Overview

In nuclear medicine, radionuclides—unstable atoms that emit radiation spontaneously—are used to diagnose and treat disease. Radionuclides are purified and compounded like other drugs to form radiopharmaceuticals. Nuclear medicine technologists administer these radiopharmaceuticals to patients, then monitor the characteristics and functions of tissues or organs in which they localize. Abnormal areas show higher or lower concentrations of radioactivity than normal.

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Two clinicians fm back standing w patient by MRI tube (Photo: Getty Images)

Average Salary: $65,000 - $0

Years in school: 1 - 0 *

Job outlook: Excellent

* after high school graduation

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