Nicolle Morales Radiology Faculty October 14‚ 2013 Radiology Observation I have always been interested in the health field‚ but I was somewhat undecided about which health career I liked the most. After a visit to a radiology facility to have an x-ray performed in my left shoulder‚ my interest in Radiologic Science started; I had discovered a career within the health field that I never thought about‚ a career where I could help others and do something different every day the more I learn
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communication‚ memory‚ comprehension and to be able to initiate voluntary movement. The cerebral cortex has three kids of areas‚ the motor area‚ the sensory area and the association area. Each hemisphere is associated with the opposite side of the body. For example the left hemisphere is associated with the right side of the body‚ and vice versa for the left side of the body. The motor functions are mapped into functions in an upside
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Radiology Technologist Radiology Techs have a big responsibility in the hospital‚ clinic‚ or an imaging center. Radiology techs do not only take x-rays‚ they can also specialize in MRI and CT imaging. The median annual wage for radiology techs was $52‚210 in May 2008.(“Radiology Technologists and Technicians”). Most training programs for radiology techs often last 21 to 24 months.(“Radiology Technician Information”). Radiology technologists perform diagnostic imaging exams like x-rays‚ CT
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INTRODUCTION Forensic radiology has a long tradition in the forensic sciences. Its history started in 1895 when the first radiograph was made by Conrad roentgen. Three years later‚ in 1898 postmortem radiographic examination was introduced. Forensic radiology so far as depended almost exclusively on the X-ray and the static image captured on the roetgenogram. Uses and utilization of Radiology in Forensic Dentistry 1‚ 2‚ 3 Radiographs have helped to solve difficult cases in the forensic science
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and looking forward to the future I realized that a career in the medical field would be a good fit for me. Originally‚ the cost of college frightened me‚ so a short two year degree in radiology technology seemed like a quick way to get started in life. However‚ after much thought and research‚ I realized that radiology
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Sand Pebbles Always Make A Zuma Summer It was a sunny Friday afternoon when I decided to take my observations with me out into the world. I find that my imagination wanders off on its own and takes trips to the ocean without me so I figured my body had some catching up to do. With a snap of my fingers and a short ride through the canyon I found myself at my childhood playground‚ Zuma Beach. Without hesitation I laid my towel down upon the tiny grains and chips of rocks that the oceans might
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Radiology Technicians are a special group of individuals who specialize in X-Ray technology. These individuals have been specifically trained to take many types of X-rays. One study states “ Employment of Radiogrophy Technicians is projected to grow by 25% between 2006 and 2016” this means that this profession is in high demand. Therefor the three main reasons that Radiogrophy technicians are important to society is that they go through specialized training for their jobs‚ plus they must have a good
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Sonography Name: Professor: Course: Date: Abstract The demand for advanced imaging of internal body issues has been on the rise with the increase of cancer cases in the past decade. This has called for techniques such as mammography‚ sonography‚ radiation therapy‚ nuclear medicine‚ MRI‚ CT scans‚ industrial radiography‚ mammography‚ Interventional radiography and Cardiac Catheterization. Each of these techniques has their own advantages as well as limitations. Because of this‚ they are often
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What is radiology? When people here the word radiology they think x-ray. To me‚ radiology means more than just taking an x-ray. Radiology is a science dealing with high-energy radiation that is used to treat and diagnose disease. Radiology technologists have more to do than just take an X-ray image of the body. Some tasks a technologist have to be able to perform include; taking their time to protect patients and themselves from radiation exposure‚ diagnosing a precise image of certain body parts
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It has not been quite recently when I scheduled and fulfilled the observation requirement‚ but about a year ago this month when applying for this program last year. The amazing thing about it is that the memory of this day still remains vividly in my mind. It was on this day that I learned the basic and not so basic job requirements for becoming a radiology technologist. Many might think that this job is limited to aiming a machine‚ positioning a patient‚ and taking pictures of their bones‚ but come
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