✨ Medical Radiation Technologists Qualifications




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 65 β€” 22 JUNE 2017

  • accredited and monitored by the Board.

  • A qualification in radiation therapy approved by the Board combined with appropriate radiation therapy experience.

  • A radiation therapy qualification and/or course of study and/or successful completion of a Board registration examination assessment combined with appropriate radiation therapy experience.

  1. Nuclear Medicine Technologist

The practitioner must satisfy one of the following:

  • A relevant health science qualification and a postgraduate diploma in nuclear medicine from a New Zealand tertiary education institution that is accredited and monitored by the Board, combined with appropriate nuclear medicine experience.

  • A qualification in nuclear medicine approved by the Board combined with appropriate nuclear medicine experience.

  • A nuclear medicine qualification and/or course of study and/or successful completion of a Board registration examination assessment combined with appropriate nuclear medicine experience.

If the nuclear medicine qualification does not contain an assessment of clinical competence, the applicant must have completed a minimum of 3360 hours clinical experience in nuclear medicine before undergoing a Board registration examination assessment.

  1. Sonographer

The practitioner must satisfy one of the following:

  • A relevant health science qualification and a postgraduate diploma in ultrasound from a New Zealand tertiary education institution that is accredited and monitored by the Board, combined with appropriate ultrasound experience.

  • A qualification in ultrasound approved by the Board combined with appropriate sonography experience.

  • An ultrasound qualification and/or course of study and/or successful completion of a Board registration examination assessment combined with appropriate ultrasound experience.

If the ultrasound qualification does not contain an assessment of clinical competence, the applicant must have completed a minimum of 3360 hours clinical experience in ultrasound before undergoing a Board registration examination assessment.

  1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technologist

The practitioner must satisfy one of the following:

  • A relevant health science qualification and a postgraduate diploma in MRI from a New Zealand tertiary education institution that is accredited and monitored by the Board, combined with appropriate MRI experience.

  • A qualification in MRI approved by the Board combined with appropriate MRI experience.

  • A MRI qualification and/or course of study and/or successful completion of a Board registration examination assessment combined with appropriate MRI experience.

If the MRI qualification does not contain an assessment of clinical competence, the applicant must have completed a minimum of 3360 hours clinical experience in MRI before undergoing a Board registration examination assessment.

  1. Trainee Nuclear Medicine Technologist

The practitioner must satisfy the following:

  • A relevant health science qualification approved by the Board and enrolment in a Board-approved course of training in nuclear medicine.
  1. Trainee Sonographer

The practitioner must satisfy the following:

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πŸ₯ Scopes of Practice and Prescribed Qualifications for Medical Radiation Technologists (continued from previous page)

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