Preferred Label : Nuclear Medicine Technologist;
NCIt synonyms : Nuclear Medicine Technician;
NCIt definition : A professional trained and certified in the field of medicine that utilizes the nuclear
properties of radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations of the
anatomic or physiologic conditions of the body and to provide therapy with unsealed
radioactive sources. The area of responsibilities of nuclear medicine technologist
includes patient care (radiopharmaceuticals preparation and administration, use of
radiation detection devices and other laboratory equipment to evaluate the quantity
and distribution of radionuclides deposited in the patient or in a patient specimen,
in vivo and in vitro diagnostic procedures, use of quality control and safety techniques),
technical tasks, and administration.;
Origin ID : C53419;
UMLS CUI : C1709282;
Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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