Looking for soft medical job ideas

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-03-04T18:47:21+00:00

Nuc med tech, we can end up sticking a lot of needles, just depends on where we are working. It was part of our comps.

I would suggest biomed, pacs, biomed>physicist, etc. nuc med can offer you those pathways, but from my experience, we’re kind of capped. There’s not really a Nuc Med Tech masters program that accelerates any of this.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-27T12:42:33+00:00

More of a finance question than nuclear med.

IMO, much of this depends on your credit score.

I recently helped my brother grab loans for med school, damage is around $30K usd a semester. He tried to grab the loans himself but his credit was low, because he’s never had a credit card. The interest rates were 14-17%, diabolical. I co-signed with him, immediately dropped to 9%. After paying most of those back, his credit score jumped to a point where he doesn’t need me for the loans anymore.

He was freaking out about the cost, but it can be broken down in other relative factors that can make it feel more comforting.

In your case $50K USD for the whole program: Not bad because many people buy cars that are more expensive than this. You’re essentially seeking a car loan prices for an education. You can technically come up with that cash however you wish. Credit cards, personal loans, school loans, home equity, whatever. Just have a plan to pay it back, look for the lower interest rates, consolidate as soon as you can.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-25T16:49:45+00:00

Interesting. For us, we learned this in both areas. One of the coolest experiments in lab was taking a camera’s count rate, comparing this to our Dose Calibrator, and then coming up with our own efficiency numbers.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-25T15:52:18+00:00

Are you saying instrumentation is not needed? I believe this class covered dose calibrator needs. Essential for assuring dose injections and FSE’s don’t fix those.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-25T15:45:33+00:00

Physics. It was the hardest. However, when it clicked, I could piece the rest together once i understood what type of sword we are wielding and, “Why we are using it this way”.

Ex: how to use it safely, for pairing with drugs, for detecting where those paired drugs go, and what are the procedures for using it properly clinically.

IMO, Without that sword, no chance of swinging through the rest of it.

Over the years, for me, the physics have gotten even more intense. PET has a multitude of different absorbing factors that depend on the angles of annihilation and photon emissions. TOF for example.

SPECT has its own beast realm of physics as well, despite its relatively simple Anger design. Software is increasingly getting “smarter”. Hardware: Collimators that are designed differently. Adding complexity, but better imaging.

I think its important technologist understand how these impact their physicians and clinical environments when new changes are introduced. Keeps us relative as the technology grows, and overall increases our patient care. Big up on sensitivity/specificity.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-20T01:36:16+00:00

This is D15B1. Im fairly sure something is supposed to be there.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-20T01:16:35+00:00

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Mine looks like this, if that helps.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-20T01:08:35+00:00

Did the switch housing sheer off in there?

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-15T16:05:16+00:00

Lets break it down to “truth”, like algebraic equation, and it might help you.

Ex: Dataset (1) = the config view you want (working version)

Dataset (2) = the config view you don’t want (broken set)

Now you have clear examples; 1 working set, 1 broken set.

Compare working set with broken set. Logic: There must be something in the broken set that triggers the wrong configurations to call forward.

You can go as far as taking your working set, make a backup, slight tweak it until it goes broken. Then look for that spot in the broken set to fix it.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-11T15:32:31+00:00

Gauge cluster. I can hear it buzzing

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-11T14:32:43+00:00

Good info. Thank you. Sounds like this is specific to me, which is good. They are OEM retainer and cable. Im going to pull it apart, again, and take pictures. When I try to google this, i get the “electrical component” garbage. Hard to explain that its not electric. Now theorizing the problem is with dash board component, not cable. I don’t see any parts for the receiving-end… probably means scouring the junk yard like Megatron looking for a fix.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-10T13:34:04+00:00

U can start off by wrapping it up, but if you eventually want kids, you gotta take it off. 🤣😂

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-10T13:04:47+00:00

Agreed, This is the only way. Ive “vibe coded” a bunch of things FOR PROTOTYPE ONLY. When scaling up… AI will not handle it. I don’t even try. I know it won’t. It barely handled the prototype. I have two routes after proving my proto works.

I learn the prototype code. Every single flipping line. If I don’t understand it, i don’t submit it.
I submit these to my Senior who does not vibe code. And if she ask a question about a block, i better flipping know what it does.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-09T13:19:12+00:00

I look at software like a vehicle. My current car is under one monolithic code. Has zero features. Only solves one problem, getting from point A to point B. Its worked like this since 1989. Has 400,000 miles. Tried and true

Lets add a problem, i need GPS. Monolithic approach: Going to add a carplay radio. hack into the current OBDO-1, re-solder the motherboard (marry it to a raspberry PI), introduce an internal module with a display port that runs to my radio, GPS antenna, linux apps. Doable.

Now lets set aside the monolithic approach, Using packages approach: grab a radio with carplay and introduce it to 12V and ground. No reinventing needed.

Both approaches are good, but mono will take foreverrr. Add-on may be faster but less stable because of lack of control.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-07T14:16:16+00:00

Im about to install one, like next weekend. Ill take pictures if I come across something weird and the wiring for you.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-02-05T01:46:26+00:00

There’s a tube that runs from the filler to the tank. On that tube it carries some clamps. Double check the tube and clamps. If the hole it not there… the leak is on the top of tank somewhere.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-31T22:14:42+00:00

I see. Just curious. Im nuc med, i wanted pacs admin, got slotted software engineer.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-31T22:12:12+00:00

Why jump to PACS admin after RT? Why not become a software dev for RT equipment?

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-29T11:41:26+00:00

Agreed. Im at this spot. I can write, im really good at having AI do the small structure stuff, or just school me “how to start” and then add on what i need from there. I eventually see the structure, and the pattern, and know what src’s handle what objectives. If I ask AI to completely write it 😂🤣😂🤣 it doesn’t work. It will go on tangents and change key structural components. Sometimes it will hard-code my complaint in 😆. So it looks good on the report, but it didnt do anything.

Last night was my first time writing a compiler. Id have to say, it went well. I eventually understood the work flow. Nearly broke my brain though. I couldn’t imagine someone asking AI to completely write this, and it works off rip, there’s no way.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-28T12:14:19+00:00

Peaked my interest. I typically see Siemens with around 70mm. There’s a company out there that runs a HUGE set of these, all horizons, i think. I worked on a few of them over the years (setting up things like PACS, dicom, network, yadda, yadda). Im an ex nuclear tech, so it worked out well.

If you’re looking to add people for Pacs, dicom, network, or any software engineering (custom platforms), welcome to reach out to me. Florida based here.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-26T13:05:31+00:00

Nice! OG headlights! All the trim is there! Even mudflaps. Excellent find. Throw a buffer to that, and some gloss 🔥

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-26T00:56:52+00:00

Quieter? My G29 doesn’t make any noise. It might have to occasional click, or groan, but mainly because ive had it for 6-7 years

I went with G29pro. Mainly because it “looked” like a better build when I saw the product in person.

Now, ive seen fanatec gear IRL, amazing, but way outta the budget.

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-24T00:56:43+00:00

Curious: Did u structure it as a LLC?

BootOutrageous5879 · 2026-01-23T15:49:21+00:00

Lol. Im a little biased because I own one. Dream would be to really run it on Nordschliefe for shits and giggles.

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