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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The human brain is made up of many different cortexes‚ and each cortex is associated with the different functions of the body. The cerebral cortex is the primary area of the nervous system. This is where our conscious mind is found. This area allows us to be aware of ourselves and our sensations‚ which includes 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Why pursue a career in public health? Public health is an exciting and growing field of study. The field challenges its professionals to confront complex health issues‚ such as improving access to health care‚ controlling infectious disease‚ and reducing environmental hazards‚ violence‚ substance abuse‚ and injury. Public health is a diverse and dynamic field. Public Health professionals come from varying educational backgrounds and can specialize in an array of fields. A host of specialists
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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 to find out there was a whole lot more to it. Radiology Technologists are everywhere from physician
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