X-ray Technician Researching the job description, opportunities, and risks of an X-ray Technician can make it easier to choose this profession. The medical field has a large variety of professions to choose from. The number of years a person wants to devote to school can be a factor in the choices made for a job in the medical field. A good place to start would be the history and facts of an X-ray Technicians. X-rays have benefited the medical field for over a hundred years (Radiology). Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German Physics Professor, discovered the x-ray (Career as a Radiologic Technician, Radiography, Ultrasound X-ray Technician). Dartmouth College in New Hampshire performed the first procedure on February 3, 1896 (Radiology). Radiologic …show more content…
A person going into this kind of technology needs to be detail oriented with skills in math; physical stamina, interpersonal skills, and technical skills are also needed (Bls.gov). A radiographers in this field perform exams in black and white using radiation to get images of the patient's anatomy (Career as a Radiologic Technician, Radiography, Ultrasound X-ray Technician). The radiographic images will show the technician what is going on in the body (Study.com). However the radiologic technologists have to follow the exact instructions so the patient will get the proper diagnose (Bls.gov). This can only be done if the technician places the patient's body in the right position for the procedure (Study.com). Then the equipment must be places with the proper height and angle over the patient to get an image that is clear …show more content…
I asked how many years of school did you have to take to get your position now? She said she had to have two years of college (Beth Reynolds). Then I wanted to know if she liked her job? She said she loves it (Beth Reynolds). Was this position hard to get into? She said it was very challenging and tough to get into (Beth Reynolds). Her answer to my question as to what her normal day looked like was was surprising to me. She said that it is a very steady pace and it was 100% patient care (Beth Reynolds). My question on schooling was important. She had to finish high school, take one year at DACC and then enter a two year X-ray program to get a 2 year associate degree (Beth Reynolds). Then I asked what was her favorite part about the job? It was not surprising that she said it was to help the doctor find out what is really wrong with the patient (Beth Reynolds). Then I asked what was the least favorite part of the job? She commented that it was having to work at night (Beth
I was questioning what each one is like. Unfortunately, Debbie has only worked with Children and long-term care facilities. She acknowledged me of the fact that children may be harder to work with especially when they’re in pain, but she did enjoy it very much. She prefers doing long-term care facilities due to the variety of patients. I feel that the best idea for me to decide which area I would like to work in would be to volunteer or job shadow in different places to see which one I would like best.
Attending Florida Southwestern State College to become an x-ray tech is a huge accomplish for me. Because I have a learning disability unfortunately I have to take remedial courses like intermediate algebra, Brush up English, and a reading course the first semester. The good thing about studying Radiology is you can switch to any type of jobs in this field. For an example, you can switch to working with MRI’s or Cat Scans if you want to try another department in the Radiology field. This specific field is for you to work with x-rays. It’s important to know the bone structure .You can work with ultrasounds to, Cat Scans, to MRI’s (Magnetic resonance imaging).
To begin with, how has technology changed the field of radiology? Since the discovery of X-radiation there has been a need and desire for studying the human body and the diseases without actually any intervention. Over the past fifty years there has been a revolution in the field of radiology affecting medicine profoundly. “The ability to produce computers powerful enough to reconstruct accurate body images, yet small enough to fit comfortably in the radiology department, has been the major key to this progress”(Gerson 66). The core of radiology’s vast development consists of four diagnostic techniques: computed tomography (CT), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These methods of diagnostic imaging provide accurate information that was not seen before. Amid this information advancement, radiologists have broadened their role of diagnostician. Gerson writes, “With the advent of computer-enhanced imagery and new interventional techniques, these physicians are able to take an active part in performing therapeutic procedures”(66). A radiology breakthrough in 1972 was computed tomography discovered by Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack. Unlike standard radiography, computed tomography would spin the X-ray tube 360 degrees and inversely another 360 degrees while the patient ta...
In the medical field you have so many people working for one person. One of the first thing that is done in an emergency room is an x- ray or ultrasound depending on where the pain is coming from and the condition of the patient. Ultrasound and radiology are a major part of the medical world you do not really hear about them that often, but in order for that hot shot doctor to save that person’s life he or she needs an image to diagnose. Without an image he or she would have no clue what is going on or where to make that cut. Imaging is greatly important in the medical field, while some difference between radiology and ultrasound are noticeable the similarities are striking
Hi everyone, could you image one of the applications of x-ray was shoes-fitting in the past? While you were fitting a pair of shoes, the salesperson asked you to step on the x-ray shoe fitter to check whether the shoes fit with your foot. It is interesting, right? However, today I would like to focus on the condition that made medical x-ray to succeed. Before that, let’s look at some background information about x-ray. X-ray was discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Roentgen. It is a kind of wave that can penetrate through living organisms. The thicker and denser body parts like bones, teeth and tumours will leave shadows on a phosphor screen which generate an image of the invisible body parts. Due to this feature, if someone is injured, it will be
A lot of people go to the hospitals really worried to get X-rays done, or a MRI for what they think might be broken, But not me. I always wondered what it would be like to run scans on people, do X-rays and things like that. I have always heard from my cousin that this field is something that has always interested her. After she said that I have always been interested in what types of jobs that there might be in this field. When I saw Radiologic and MRI Technology I thought this would be the right fit for me. Radiologic and MRI Technologist is looking at and taking MRI’s, X-rays, or Ct Scans to see what problems patients may have. Most work in hospitals or health care facilities. Radiologic and mri technologists work full time, weekends, evenings, and holidays(Occupational Outlook Handbook) The work days are
When choosing a career there are many factors that I will need to look at: will it be something I enjoy; am I just in it for the money; will the job be around years from now; how will it affect my family and me; how will I benefit from the job; and how will my personality fit in? I used to work at Conroe Regional Medical Center in the Radiology Department and watching everyone scurry around the halls was very exciting to me. I knew I always wanted to be in the medical industry I just really wasn’t sure where I would fit in just yet. Many times I have thought about going back to school, and many times I have put it off and I kept making excuses and for many reasons and many times I have put it off because I was scared. There finally came a time in my life to where I could not put it off anymore - it was now or never. In saying this I needed a job that will have a solid future and great job security. The career I have chosen is Radiology Technologist. The reason I have chosen radiology technologist is because I am a hands on person and love working with and seeing different people every day. Radiologic technologists have a great outlook in the job industry the employment is expected to grow 28 percent between 2010 and 2020. You can either work in a hospital setting which at times can be a hectic environment. Because many places offer the same imaging equipment that the hospitals have, you can now work in a clinical setting which would be a little more calm and regular set hours. In May 2010 the median yearly wage was $54,340 and can earn as high as $76,850.
For instance, CT, MRI machines, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine imaging and x-ray machines, these are used in diagnostic radiology procedures on a daily basis at hospitals, clinics and diagnostic testing centers. Even though new equipment has allowed for much better image quality and treatment of diagnosis of different medical conditions, the side effects are over exposure, especially if given a higher dose to satisfy the outcome of a higher resolution of the body part taken. The goal is also to have as minimal exposure to radiation for radiologic technologists and the
technologist will always be in demand because they are the one's who conduct the diagnostic
Many believe hospital occupations are hard to achieve, hard to work in the environment, and do not offer much out of his or her life. I have completed the research and have discovered the extraordinary things about being a radiologist. The most important things I learned about a radiologist are the job duties, required education, personality characteristics, work environment, and the salaries and benefits of the job.
The general responsibility of the radiographer or Rad Techs are capturing images of organs, bones, or tissues for patient diagnosis. There are many ways to complete the responsibilities of a radiographer they use x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasounds, nuclear medicine, and computed tomography scans and mammography. Using these different types of scans and help them achieve the best patient diagnosis and care they can provide. Radiographers asses, diagnose and help treat patients for injury and diseases. In order to do this, they need to be able to prepare and safely position patients to get accurate images for the diagnosis for injuries and diseases. Basically, the general responsibility of a radiographer is to take images for their patients in order to help treat and diagnose various injuries.
Diagnostic radiographs, commonly called X-rays, are machines that use small amounts of radiation to look at bones and tissues of an affected area. X-rays can be done to monitor a problem or locate a cause of pain for an individual. Color variations in the X-ray will show the problem of the damaged area. If there are no bones or tissues, then the x-ray will show black in that area. This is how diagnostic radiographer can pinpoint the issue.
I have visited and shadowed five different hospitals that are listed on the clinical list. They include Hays Medical Center, Olathe Medical Center, Ransom Memorial Hospital, Salina Regional Health Center, and University of Kansas Hospital. The visits have been very important in reassuring my decision to pursue a career in Radiology. I saw different kinds of scans, such a chest x-rays, abdominal x-rays, a loopogram, an X-ray fistula, upper GI fluoroscopies, a barium enema, and CT scan of the head and abdominopelvic region. Some of these scans were done in the patient’s room, in outpatient rooms, or in the emergency room. During these observations, I learned that the pace of the day can change within minutes. It can be slow due to patients not showing up for appointments, then it can get busy when those patients show up later. I also saw that it is important to have patients remove anything that would create artifact on the image. One of the most important aspects of being a radiologic technologist that I observed was the social skills needed to interact with patients. A lot of the job is talking to the patient, making sure they breathe correctly, stand correctly,
Even though technology can fail, billions of lives are saved by medical images because it pinpoints the exact location of a tumor or an object, it views the internal of the body without cutting, and results are quick and visible within minutes. Different medical technologies show’s different views, which comes into effect when diagnosing a patient.
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