Group I: Radiation Safety
- Post appropriate signs in designated areas to comply with NRC regulations.
- Prepare and package radioactive materials for transportation.
- Use personal radiation monitoring devices.
- Review monthly personnel exposure records.
- Take appropriate measures to reduce radiation exposure.
- Notify the appropriate authority of excessive radiation exposure.
- Notify the appropriate authority of Medical Events.
- Utilize proper methods for the use and storage of radioactive materials.
- Instruct the patient, family and staff in radiation safety precautions after the administration of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
- Provide instruction on proper radiation emergency procedures.
- Perform wipe tests and area radiation surveys.
- Prepare, survey and clean radiotherapy isolation room.
- Survey, inspect and inventory incoming radioactive materials.
- Monitor and dispose of radioactive material.
- Use proper procedures for managing a radioactive spill.
Group II: Instrumentation
- Perform and evaluate quality control on a well counter or probe.
- Calibrate a scintillation camera.
- Perform and evaluate field uniformity of the scintillation camera.
- Perform and evaluate detector linearity and spatial resolution of a scintillation camera.
- Assess performance of image recording equipment.
- Determine operational status of survey meter.
- Perform and evaluate dose calibrator constancy, accuracy, linearity and geometry tests.
- Perform and evaluate quality control procedures for CT imaging system.
- Perform and evaluate quality control procedures for SPECT imaging system.
- Perform and evaluate quality control procedures for PET imaging system.
Group III: Clinical Procedures
- Maintain and operate auxiliary equipment (as described in equipment/procedures list).
- Schedule patient studies, ensuring appropriate sequence of multiple procedures and interact with staff regarding special orders.
- Receive patient and provide proper nursing care during medical imaging procedures.
- Communicate effectively with patient, family and staff.
- Provide safe and sanitary conditions.
- Recognize and respond to emergency conditions.
- Receive patient, verify patient identification and physician orders for study; follow up on inappropriate orders.
- Obtain pertinent patient history and check procedural contradictions.
- Prepare patient for procedure.
- Select and administer the appropriate radiopharmaceutical by the proper route.
- Prepare proper instrument, computer and auxiliary equipment and acquire imaging procedures as indicated by protocol.
- Evaluate image appearance and perform any additional views as required.
- Process and evaluate computer generated data.
- Prepare and perform cardiac monitoring and/or stress testing.
- Obtain samples and/or data for non-imaging studies.
- Calculate and evaluate results of non-imaging studies.
Group IV: Radiopharmacy
- Prepare/administer interventional pharmacologic agent.
- Elute radionuclide generator; perform and evaluate quality control tests.
- Review the daily work schedule to plan radiopharmaceutical needs.
- Prepare radiopharmaceutical kits, perform quality control and evaluate results.
- Prepare and dispense diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.
- Prepare and dispense therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
- Label blood components with a radiopharmaceutical according to protocol.