A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to employ radioactive and stable nuclides in diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic applications while monitoring for patient health and safety. Includes instruction in nuclear physics, health physics, instrumentation and statistics, biochemistry, immunology, radiopharmacology, radiation biology, clinical nuclear medicine, radionuclide therapy, computer applications, safety regulations, equipment operation, quality control, laboratory procedures, taking patient histories, patient evaluation and monitoring, emergency first aid, administration and record-keeping, and personnel supervision.
| A major in Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 3
Illinois
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Benedictine University
Lisle, IL | 4
(0.7%) |  |  | |
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| | University of St Francis
Joliet, IL | 2
(0.3%) |  | | |
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| | Lewis University
Romeoville, IL | 2
(0.2%) | | | |
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