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How exposed to AI is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist?

Of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for nuclear medicine technologists, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 11 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)Nuclear Cardiology TechnologistNuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist)Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT)Radiation Safety OfficerRegistered Nuclear Medicine TechnologistStaff Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
17
tasks rated for this occupation
31%
hold a degree, from a survey of 46
17k
people do this job in the US
62 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

3
  • Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures
  • Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures
  • Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs

Only with software built on top

3
  • Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription
  • Record and process results of procedures
  • Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy

Cannot be sped up

11
  • 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
  • Process cardiac function studies, using computer
  • Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician
  • Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients
  • Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras
  • Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment
  • Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment
  • Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists
  • Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer
  • Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.