Nuclear Medicine Technologists

How AI is changing nuclear medicine technologists work

3 of 14 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 21%.

This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.

Tasks in this job and recorded AI use

• Record and process results of procedures (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
• Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Process cardiac function studies, using computer (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer — no recorded AI use
• Add radioactive substances to biological specimens — no recorded AI use
• Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs — no recorded AI use

Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).

Your first steps (guidance)

1. Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
2. Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Record and process results of procedures”. Try the prompt for: “Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures”.

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