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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something I would enjoy because “that’s what you will be doing for the rest of your life”‚ unless you change your mind‚ so going into a career like radiology excites me. All though there are many career options when it comes to the medical field radiology caught my attention due to how unique the job tasks are. Some background information as to when radiology came into existence was in 1895 when Wihelm Roentgen discovered x-rays. Roentgen revolutionized medicine by making it possible for doctors
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Personal Career Analysis: Radiology Radiology is most often assumed to just be ultrasounds of babies. However‚ a radiologist technician is the individual that performs and examines any digital images on patients. If someone has broken a bone or messed up a joint‚ the x-rays help determine what action needs to take place for the healing process. This specific field has not always been a first choice to major in at school because of the competitive edge‚ but the medical world has surrounded many
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since that discovery x-rays have saved countless lives all over the world (Newman). This particular branch in the health system is very hands on and you must be a people person because this whole job deals with many different types of patients. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (Mestrovic). This branch of medicine was made to help the patient in need but many people are
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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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Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies (such as x-ray radiography‚ ultrasound‚ computed tomography (CT)‚ nuclear medicine‚ positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of‚ usually minimally invasive‚ medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies
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One of the biggest goals in radiology is to keep the patient safe. There are many different ways to insure that the patient is safe when it comes to taking the perfect X-ray. One of the biggest and first things that the radiographers should do is confirm that they have the right patient. After confirming the patients name and date of birth the radiographer would also confirm the body part that is injured. Depending on the body part size and mass the radiographer would than determine how to set
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awaited the radiology report‚ as it dictated my next move. The 26 bones that I broke throughout my training to become a national level gymnast provided me with many of these moments‚ which planted the seed for a future career in radiology. While this realization did not surface until my fourth year of medical school‚ I think it reasonable to say that gymnastics influenced my decision to choose radiology. The realm of radiology encompasses several elements that I consider essential to my career: the ability
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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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invented radiology were geniuses. It is very hard to get the job and it is in public need a lot right now. This job benefits everyone. The history of radiology is pretty big. The history of radiology is pretty big compared to a lot of other professions. Radiology has existed for over a century (history of radiology). On December 28‚ 1895 Wilhelm‚ Ron invented the x-ray‚ which was a big step forward for the health of the people. The invention of the x-ray was probably the biggest step to radiology. Until
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