For people who have worked as a PET tech, what is it like? Do you get scared by the dosage amount of radiation and when preventing it what do they teach you guys? I want to become a PET scan tech, but I'm a little worried about the long term affects regarding radiation. I am aware that will proper care and protection it is generally safe, but how do you guys reassure yourselves?
Hi, for people who have gotten their diploma or is working towards getting their diploma for SAITs Nuclear Med Tech program, what is it like for you guys? Were their any courses that are really hard or something to keep an eye put for? And I think i saw one of the courses was "radiation physics" so I'm wondering if thats any difficult? Idk I plan on going into that program soon, so I'm wondering what its overall like from perspective of people who are going into it.
I need help deciding which program at SAIT I want to be in, and possibly what career I want to lead into. For starters, both of these programs are things I am interested in, however they have differing pros and cons. I am in 12th Grade and I initially wanted to do Nuclear Med Tech because that was my first option, but now as my school work is getting super stressful to get the requirements I need I'm having second thoughts.
For Optician, the program itself I'm just as interested in as Nuclear Med Tech. If I do get the diploma I'd want to be an optical lab tech that repairs or fixes lenses. have the requirements already for it, so i don't need upgrading. The only thing is that I prefer the salary of Nuclear Med rather than Optician. The salary for optician is $40,000-50,000. So the thing that makes me hesitant to do this program is just if the pay will be alright.
For Nuclear Med Tech this was my first option. It has a higher starting salary of $73,000, and the work itself is something I'm interested in because I want to be a PET scan tech. The only unfortunate problem is that I'm lacking two of the requirements for it (Chem 30 and Math 30-2). Unfortunately I am stupid and have a 65 in math when I need a 75, and my grade in chem isn't looking so good at a 60 when I need a 70 minimum. It sucks because I just feel so discouraged to do this program that I like because of these requirements, and I have to academic upgrade on top of that.
I don't know, I think I am just stressed out as a 12th grader. Lmao