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 Radiologic technologist |
| A radiologic technologist, or radiographer, is a healthcare professional who uses ionizing radiation to create medical images of the body to help doctors diagnose and treat illness and injury. They work in hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, nursing homes, and in private industry.
Examination of an X-ray exposure of a patient
By the definition of Health Professions Council of The United Kingdom, "Diagnostic Radiographers produce & interpret high-quality images of the body for doctors to diagnose injuries and diseases. For example, X-rays, Ultrasound or CT scans carried out in hospital".
Contents
1 Nature of work
2 Education
3 Radiologic technologist in the U.S
4 Radiologic technologist in the Philippines
5 Radiographers in the U.K
6 Professional advancement
7 Wage and salary information
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
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Nature of work
Diagnostic radiologic technologists employ a range of sophisticated equipment to produce high quality images for doctors and other healthcare professionals to diagnose an injury or disease. Radiographers/technologists use their expertise to employ the most optimal radiographic technique to examine the patient, taking into account their physical ability, nature of injury or disease presenting, and after interpreting initial images, deciding on alternative intervention if warranted.
They use a range of techniques including:
X-rays
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