| Are you interested in the field of radiology? Have | | | | techs, and specify what types of procedures |
| you ever considered becoming a radiology | | | | need to be performed. The radiology technician is |
| technician? If you're looking for information on | | | | in charge of getting clear and correct images as |
| radiology technician jobs, you've come to the right | | | | specified by the physician. |
| place. Below, you'll find all the information you | | | | Some radiology techs, such as sonographers, |
| need to know regarding this job, including what will | | | | work specifically with a certain type of procedure. |
| be required of you and what types of jobs are | | | | Sonographers, for example, work with machines |
| available. Let us help you decide if it's the right | | | | that produce images by sending sound waves |
| career choice for you. | | | | through the body. In these cases, the tech is also |
| Job description | | | | trained in how to interpret the results, and they |
| What, exactly, is a radiology technician? If you've | | | | will often assist the physician in reading the results |
| ever gotten an X-ray or an ultrasound at the | | | | and diagnosing and treating the patient's illnesses. |
| doctor's office, then you've dealt with a radiology | | | | Requirements of the job |
| technician. Radiology techs are trained to use | | | | Radiology technician jobs are plentiful in today's |
| X-ray machines, ultrasound machines, positron | | | | medical world, and those with the proper training |
| emission scanners, and various other types of | | | | shouldn't have any trouble finding a job. Techs are |
| machines to view the inside of the human body. | | | | required to have a high school diploma or its |
| The information gathered from these scans is put | | | | equivalent. They must then attend and graduate |
| into image form, and the tech is in charge of | | | | from a training program that specializes in |
| developing the images. The physician then uses | | | | radiology. Training programs generally last from |
| them to help diagnose any illnesses the patient | | | | two to four years, and can be found either |
| may have. | | | | through schools or through hospitals and clinics. |
| Some radiology technician jobs are highly | | | | Types of Radiology Technician jobs |
| specialized, dealing with certain types of | | | | Radiology technicians work under a wide range of |
| equipment and scans. All radiology technicians are | | | | conditions. Traveling radiology techs go around to |
| expected to deal directly with the patient; in fact, | | | | various hospitals that do not have trained techs |
| part of the job description is to prep the patient | | | | on staff, and stay for a few months in each |
| for the scan and make sure they are | | | | location. Radiology techs may also work in clinics, |
| comfortable. | | | | laboratories, nursing homes, or in private homes. |
| When X-rays and other potentially hazardous | | | | The type of job you choose to pursue is entirely |
| machines are involved, radiology technicians must | | | | up to you. |
| set up the machines properly and ensure that the | | | | The field of radiology technician jobs is advancing |
| room is arranged safely. Lead screens and shields | | | | quickly, and there's never been a better time to |
| must be arranged at a certain distance from the | | | | get involved. With a shortage of radiology techs in |
| X-ray, and the room must be properly sealed. | | | | the field, finding a job is easy, and many hospitals |
| Radiology technicians are well-trained in all of these | | | | are eager to hire and help train newly certified |
| aspects of handling X-rays and other machines. | | | | techs. |
| Techs work closely with physicians and health | | | | Learn valuable skills with true opportunity for |
| care practitioners, who are in charge of analyzing | | | | advancement, and give yourself the chance to |
| the images produced by the X-rays or other | | | | really make a difference with a radiology |
| procedures. Most general physicians will set up | | | | technician job. |
| appointments for their patients with radiologist | | | | |