The only other obstacle to the wider use of PET-CT is the difficulty and cost of producing and transporting the radiopharmaceuticals used for PET imaging, which are usually extremely short-lived (for instance, the half life of radioactive Fluorine-18 (18F) used to trace glucose metabolism (using fluorodeoxyglucose, FDG) is two hours only.
Nuclear Radiologist: Average Salary: $180,000. Nuclear radiology is a radiology field that uses radioactive material in imaging, diagnosis and treatment. PET scans, CT scans and gamma imaging are the most commonly used equipment in this field.
Nuclear Technologist. PayScale.com reported in May 2014 that the median wage for these professionals was $56,725. The BLS reported in May 2013 that the average salary for nuclear technologists of all experience levels was $71,970. Average wages were $71,540 for general hospitals and $74,310 for physicians' offices.lorida had the highest employment level and offered an average wage of $70,610. On the other hand, California offered the highest average wage of $95,310. As in other medical imaging careers, much of your time working as a nuclear medicine technologist is spent interacting directly with patients.