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In today’s economy, many fellow Americans are searching for a new career path that includes job security and higher pay. The number one place to look for such a career is in the medical field. This includes workers in the Radiology field. For a Radiology department to be complete it needs to include several modalities such as Nuclear Medicine, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI. There are many misconceptions about what a Radiological Technician actually does. People might assume that the patient easily…

I have always had interest in science it has been my passion since childhood. I love technology and I always wanted to pursue a career in healthcare. I am fascinated with the advancement of technology used with the medical sector such as equipment used in X-ray and ultrasound. I am interested in the work radiographers do, especially the work of diagnostic radiographer does which is they use variety of equipment to diagnose and produce image of the body to treat the injuries or disease is…

The Radiology site specializes in treating and diagnosing diseases and injuries through the use of imaging such as x-rays, CAT scans, MRI’s , and ultrasounds. The personnel there is willing to walk someone through the procedure, and happy to answer any questions. The radiologic technologists (RN’s) are there to help ensure the patient receives the best treatment possible for the best possible results. They make sure both the patient and themselves stay safe from too much exposure radiation, and…

spotted the fact that my baby was a boy and asked my sonographer, she confirmed that yes indeed he was. I want to be a part of using that ever progressing technology for the benefit of others, not only for prenatal but for all the ways it applies to imaging and procedures of the human body. A close friend of mine had a lump in her breast and had surgery to have it removed; she…

The photo on the right shows a medical technician using an ultrasound machine to diagnose appendicitis to a patient, without the use of x-rays. The ultrasound imaging technique involves using high frequency sound waves and their echoes. The machine transmits high-frequency sound pulses into the patient’s body using a probe. In the image, the technician presses and moves the probe along the patient’s body. This photo was taken in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and obtained from *. In terms…

The overuse of medical imaging has created a large financial burden. In an effort to reduce unnecessary tests and associated costs, a set of guidelines was created for prescribing providers to adhere by. The appropriate use criteria, in my opinion, is a major step toward a better healthcare system. If providers embrace the criteria, it will result in better patient outcomes both clinically and economically.1 I am confident that the appropriate use criteria guidelines will help me in my clinical…

Many people would assume that performing radiographic examinations is a simple task. However, this is not the case, there are multiple factors that need to be considered when a technologist is attempting to obtain adequate radiographic images. Between didactic and clinical instruction students such as myself are learning to recognize the importance of these factors. By extension, we are learning when and why adjustments to key factors are required. Accordingly, my Instructors have stressed the…

The operator uses the control console to set imaging parameters. The intensity of the x rays is controlled with the milliamperage setting and the energy and intensity of the x rays are controlled with the peak kilovoltage setting. All images displayed on the screen can be saved to a disk, video disk…

Fluoroscopy, Mammography, and Interventional Radiology a healthy life by some patients would not be obtainable. Each of the three modalities assists medical staff every day in different ways to save lives. Fluoroscopic Radiology, also known as real time imaging, (Bushong pg.637)is when x-rays flow continuously to helps doctors to see the function of the body while in motion. . With a regular diagnostic X-ray can only see a still frame when an x-ray is produced. For example, a patient comes into…

To be a successful diagnostic medical sonographer, one must have knowledge of what the candidate is doing. One would have to be an intelligent and hard working person. Those entering this field need to be keen to be doing hands on things because it will be used during training. A favored goal in this career is to become really good at this profession and would be the preferred sonographer for the people when they come to get ultrasounds. Candidates that want to be in this career should be able…