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| Work Environment |
| Clinics |
| Hospitals |
| Imaging centers |
| Outpatient facilities |
| Research facilities |
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| Academic Requirements |
| A high school diploma or
equiva- |
| lent is required.
Aptitude in math, |
| science, and computers is
essential. |
| Four programs are
available: one- |
| and two-year certificate
programs, |
| two-year associate degree
pro- |
| grams, and four-year
bachelor's |
| degree programs. Graduation from |
| an accredited two-year
clinically- |
| related allied health
educational |
| program or a bachelor's
degree in a |
| hard science is required
to enter |
| one-year certificate
programs. |
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| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Licensure is not required
in Georgia. |
| To be eligible for
certification, gradua- |
| tion from an accredited
program is |
| required. Registration
and certification |
| are available through the
Nuclear |
| Medicine Technology
Certification |
| Board or the American
Registry of |
| Radiologic Technologists.
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| Technologist may then use
the initials |
| CNMT or RT(N), meaning
Certified |
| Nuclear Medicine
Technologist or |
| Registered Technologist,
Nuclear. Most |
| employers require
certification. |
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| Professional Organizations |
| American Registry of
Radiologic |
| Technicians |
| (651) 687-0048 |
|
www.arrt.org |
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| American Society of
Radiologic |
|
Technologists |
| (800) 444-2778 |
|
www.asrt.org |
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| Nuclear Medicine
Technology |
|
Certification Board |
| (404) 315-1739 |
|
www.nmtcb.org |
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| Society of Nuclear
Medicine |
| Technologist
Section |
| (703) 708-9000 |
|
www.snm.org |
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