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 to see
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VIII – Legal Issues in Radiology Conduct a web search to identify a specific legal issue that may arise in a radiology department. Discuss the likely responsibility of the department manager in this issue. The workplace bullying institute (WBI) advises bullying is on the rise. Workplace bullying May begin as innocent fun and then turn into offensive and cruel conduct‚ evolving into a dysfunctional department conflict that if the appropriate actions are not taken; could become a legal issue. Bullying
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is radiology because the thought of helping out people is appealing‚ challenging of diagnostics fascinating. Also‚ I believed that the communication and team work are the part of radiologist’s everyday life. The radiologists work with other sub-department as surgeons‚ specialist to diagnose and treat the patient. At Sinclair Community College‚ the radiologic technology programs prepare me work with anatomy and pathology that literally goes from the cranial vertex down to the toes. Radiology residency
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care will improve patient outcomes. I work in a busy interventional radiology (IR) suite where we perform many procedures every day. Interventional Radiology is normally vigilant regarding patient safety and preventing wrong site errors. When patients arrive in our department we identify the patient‚ and begin a time out form‚ the time out form is a written safety check list meant to prevent errors. A patient came to our department for a G-J tube exchange‚ the patient had an existing G tube that needed
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A Career in Radiology I want to be a radiologist to help people in need. I have been a CNA for over six years‚ and I get joy out of helping others and meeting new people. Taking up radiology will give me a fresh start in a new part of medicine to help others that need help. Also a career in radiology will give me the means to support my family better than I can right now. Learning a new profession in the medical field gives me the opportunity to advance more quickly for more job opportunities‚ the
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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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Interventional Radiology (IR) is a fast growing and advancing radiology modality. With that growth comes new and innovative procedures‚ such as chemoembolization. With the introduction of chemoembolization for the treatment of‚ primarily‚ liver tumors‚ a question emerges; which radiologic modality is better: chemoembolization or traditional radiation therapy? While both chemoembolization and traditional radiation therapy have their benefits and obstacles‚ will chemoembolization be more effective
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specific‚ the study of radiology. Radiology is the process of working and viewing inside the human body without breaking the skin. By using radiant energy‚ which may take the form of x-rays or other types of radiation‚ we are able to diagnose and treat many diseases and injuries. Both diagnostic and therapeutic radiology involve the use of ionizing radiation (Beta‚ Alpha‚ Gamma‚ and x-rays)‚ with the exception of the MRI‚ which uses a magnetic field rather than radiation. Radiology is classified as
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Technology at Shawnee State University after I graduate from Point Pleasant. I have wanted to go to Shawnee State since my 11th grade year when we had college day at our school‚ and I got to talk to them and found out they have a radiology program available. Radiology has been what I have wanted to go to college for since 7th grade but more recently‚ I have fallen in love with Medical Assistant and Dental Hygiene. I have always loved helping people (even though I have the patience of a new mother
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