Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Your gamma camera operation, radiopharmaceutical administration, and radioactive material dosing experience directly overlap with civilian nuclear medicine imaging duties.
How to prepare: Check the target state's nuclear medicine licensure requirements and target employers' NMTCB or ARRT certification requirements, including applicable education and clinical eligibility criteria. Compare those criteria with your military training records and documented clinical experience to identify gaps before applying.
What the civilian work involves
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Gamma camera software