All workers wear disposable gloves and use special equipment when preparing radiopharmaceutical doses. Rigid adherence to established laboratory techniques and standards of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission minimize hazards. Special Requirements Certification of Nuclear Medicine Technologists is not mandatory in New Mexico. However, most hospitals require that Technologists be certified or eligible for certification before employment. Two associations that offer certification for the Nuclear Medicine Technologist are the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Nuclear Medicine Technologists Certification Board of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
Fluoroscopes use X-rays to allow physicians to observe internal parts of the body.
Career Specialties Radiologic Technologists may specialize in the use of certain pieces of equipment or in the use of procedures that involve specific parts of the body. Work Settings Radiographers usually work under the direction of radiologists or other physicians in hospitals, clinics, or physicians offices. In hospitals, some Radiographers operate mobile X-ray equipment at the patients bedside, in the emergency room, or in surgery. Others work in medical laboratories or for private industry. High school graduation or its equivalent is required for acceptance into a radiologic technology program.