| Trying to figure out which radiology school or | | | | (ARRT), licensed with your state radiation safety |
| degree is going to get you the job you want? | | | | department, and get a job as an entry level x-ray |
| Before you choose a school, you must first | | | | technician. |
| understand what the requirements are to get a | | | | Find Radiologic Schools That Will Prepare You For |
| job in radiology. This article is speaking to those of | | | | Certification |
| you who know very little about radiologic careers | | | | If you want to gain the title of Radiologic |
| and will hopefully get you on the right track. The | | | | Technologist, or RT, or Rad Tech, as it is referred |
| radiologic sciences can be overwhelming from the | | | | to, you will need to get an Associates degree in |
| outside looking in. We will start by getting | | | | Radiologic Technology and attend a radiologic |
| acquainted with the basics of radiology careers | | | | school that is accredited through the Joint Review |
| and school options. | | | | Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology |
| First, you need to determine what it is about | | | | (JCERT). Then, you can take the ARRT exam, |
| medical imaging that interests you. Typically, the | | | | get licensed through the state you live and work |
| type of person that enters into a radiology career | | | | in, and become an RT. RT's generally get higher |
| is passionate about being a part of the healing | | | | salaries than general x-ray tech's and have |
| process and is intrigued by the idea of looking into | | | | greater opportunity to learn additional imaging |
| the human body in three-dimensional Technicolor | | | | techniques and work your way up the radiology |
| to finding diseases and ailments. | | | | ladder. |
| Understand Your Options When Choosing | | | | Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, & Other Paths in |
| Radiologic Schools | | | | Radiology |
| Radiology careers are typically divided into three | | | | If you want to learn the art of Ultrasound or |
| main branches of practice. The first branch is | | | | Nuclear Medicine, you will need to get additional |
| general radiography. Most radiologic schools offer | | | | training. Maybe you know for sure that your |
| programs for general radiography or x-ray | | | | calling in the medical imaging world is Nuclear |
| technician training. This is the use of x-ray | | | | Medicine or Sonography. If this is the case, you |
| technology to image the body to find things like | | | | can simply start by getting an Associates of |
| broken bones, tumors, and diseases. If you want | | | | Applied Science in Sonography or Nuclear Medicine |
| to be able to perform basic x-ray's, you might | | | | and getting certified. To become a Radiologic |
| want to check out some of the radiology | | | | Tech, you will need to request information from |
| certificate programs and associates degrees that | | | | radiologic schools that will prepare you for |
| will provide you with the level of education and | | | | certification and licensing in your state. |
| skill you will need to get certified through The | | | | Best of luck in your career & education. |
| American Registry of Radiologic Technologists | | | | |