# Competences — nuclear medicine radiographer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5efb4fff-8c5f-4697-9587-034d9f6af094).

## Essential

- **adhere to organisational code of ethics** (skill/competence)
- **administer contrast media** (skill/competence)
- **administer radiopharmaceuticals** (skill/competence)
- **analyse X-ray imagery** (skill/competence)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
- **apply radiation protection procedures** (skill/competence)
- **apply radiological health sciences** (skill/competence)
- **calculate exposure to radiation** (skill/competence)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct cancer screening tests** (skill/competence)
- **conduct video telemetry** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **deal with emergency care situations** (skill/competence)
- **determine imaging techniques to be performed** (skill/competence)
- **determine medical images' diagnostic suitability** (skill/competence)
- **determine patient's exposure factors** (skill/competence)
- **empathise with the healthcare user** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations** (skill/competence)
- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **evidence-based radiography practice** (knowledge)
- **first aid** (knowledge)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **handle radiopharmaceuticals** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **health care occupation-specific ethics** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **human physiology** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **implant brachytherapy treatments** (skill/competence)
- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain imaging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
- **manage radiology information system** (skill/competence)
- **medical contrast agents** (knowledge)
- **medical oncology** (knowledge)
- **medical terminology** (knowledge)
- **operate medical imaging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **paediatrics** (knowledge)
- **perform nuclear medicine procedures** (skill/competence)
- **pharmaceutical products** (knowledge)
- **post-process medical images** (skill/competence)
- **prepare for nuclear medicine procedures** (skill/competence)
- **prepare patients for imaging procedures** (skill/competence)
- **provide psychological support to patients** (skill/competence)
- **radiation physics in healthcare** (knowledge)
- **radiation protection** (knowledge)
- **radiobiology** (knowledge)
- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
- **undertake post-examination activities** (skill/competence)
- **use nuclear medicine techniques** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- administer radiotherapy (skill/competence)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning (skill/competence)
- development trends in radiography (knowledge)
- electroencephalography (knowledge)
- identify progression of disease (skill/competence)
- interpret medical images (skill/competence)
- perform clinical research in radiography (skill/competence)
- prepare radiopharmaceuticals (skill/competence)
- psychology (knowledge)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)