• administer tests such as CT scans and MRIs
• prepare and administer radioactive chemical compounds, known as radiopharmaceuticals
• perform patient imaging procedures using sophisticated radiation-detecting instrumentation
• accomplish computer processing and image enhancement
• analyse biologic specimens in the laboratory
• provide images, data analysis, and patient information to the physician for diagnostic interpretation
• attend relevant professional development training to maintain currency of practice.
Registration as a Medical Radiation Practitioner with AHPRA.
undergraduate degree in Medical Radiation Science.