Job Shadowing A Radiologist

Radiologic technology is a satisfying and rewarding career. It is a technical and refined science. As a radiological technologist, there are many essential duties and responsibilities that have to be fulfilled in order to be a good one. First of all, radiological technologists have to maintain a well-mannered and professional behavior when gathering information. They have to assure their patients that they are in good hands therefore; they give patients the uppermost quality of care and services. Second of all, the main responsibility of a healthcare provider is to keep all knowledge of a patient’s health record confidential or secluded. That means radiological technologists cannot talk about patients at home or with friends and classmates

I am pursuing a career as a radiologist technician due to a number of reasons. It first started with my fascination of the complexity of the human body. In high school I had no idea I wanted to go into the medical field until I took an anatomy and physiology class, and this subject fascinated me. Solving problems and seeing results is something I want out of a career. I am looking forward to the life-long learning that is involved with a job in the healthcare field. As such, I am interested in a specialization in radiology so I can continue my education and provide a higher level of care to ill patients. Caring for the well being of others has always been one of my priorities and working in radiography would create opportunities for me to provide

Radiology Technicians are like heroes. Without x-rays they do many people’s sicknesses would go un-treated , as well as undetected. The job of a radiology tech is sometimes very stressful, but even though that it is stressful they know it’s worth the stress because they are saving other people’s lives. When being a radiology technician it can be very dangerous because of the administering radiation, but the benefits of being able to know that you helped a person out ways all the negative factors of this career.

One of the main reasons why I wanted to join the radiography program is because of the operations

I was a patient of yours at South County Pediatrics for many years and am interested in shadowing you for a few weeks this summer. This past year, I completed my freshman year at the University of Arizona as a Physiology Major with a minor in Public Health. In the future, I aspire to go to medical school to become a physician or surgeon.

I currently attend Baton Rouge General School of Radiologic Technology to pursue an Associates degree through Northwestern State University. I chose this profession because I always want to help others. I want to play a part in the healing process of patients. Being able to help people determine things going on inside their body interest me and that is why I chose Radiology. The true definition of a Radiologic Technologist is the “medical personnel who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments. They are educated in anatomy, patient positioning, examination techniques, equipment protocols, radiation safety, radiation protection and basic patient care”. This definition makes this job seem easy but it is not an easy job at all. We do so much pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients it is physically exhausting. When I first chose this profession I did not think there would be this much to taking images of someone. It is more than just placing a patient somewhere and

They thoroughly examine x-ray scans to see if there are an abnormalities present inside of the patient's body. X-rays aren’t the only things they work with. Radiologist also take MRI scans and CT scans, which are scans that use magnets and radio waves to create a picture of the interior of the human body. They can specialize in a number of things. For example, neuroradiology, nuclear radiology, vascular radiology, and diagnostic radiology. Neuroradiology, uses CT scans and MRI’s to diagnose abnormalities in the nervous system. Nuclear radiology, requires the use of radioactive materials for the treatments of diseases. Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR), use minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of certain

The educational requirements are you have to have a certification, associate’s degree or a bachelor's degree in radiology. The license is required in most states. You also have to have a post secondary training. The job responsibilities are that you have to be capable of working with others, following directions, mechanical abilities, and manual dexterity. The experience is any training and work experience obtained in the armed services; which is on-the-job training. The skills you need are to help, and teach others, also technical and scientific.

I have always desired a career that would allow me to improve the lives of those around me while caring for a family of my own. I desire to feel successful through continual learning and challenge. Radiologic Technology will provide me this with ever changing tasks with different circumstances and challenges that require problem solving, critical thinking, and determination. Radiologic Technology will allow me to have interaction on a personal level with patients and their families and provide the opportunity to improve their lives by searching for the things that don’t appear on the

I enjoyed working in CT and cannot wait to go back. All the techs that we were working with were very nice and willing to help. They also taught us the basics to using a CT machine. I got select the protocol for the scan that was ordered, scan the scout image and set the margins for the actual CT scan. They also showed me how to load up the injector with the appropriate amount of contrast and saline water. The contrast that they most commonly use is Omnipaque 350. My two favorite techs to work with were Melissa and Merikay. Melissa was very helpful and talked me through the steps from pulling up the patient, selecting the proper protocol and starting the scout image. I also got to log the amount of contrast that was injected and got to

Radiology technician schools teach radiographers, also known as radiology technicians, to learn to extract the images of the insides of the patient’s body with the help of several forms of radiologic technology. The physicians are required to properly set their machinery and the patient in order to obtain a photographic image that they need to later conduct a review. They also need to take into consideration several other factors with each patient which includes maintaining their safety along with the precision of each examination. Individuals who aspire to become a radiologist must have certain educational requirements before they can get hired.

The radiology program is something I wanted to a part of since I was young. When I was 4 years old, I became a patient at Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children because I was born with a birth defect in both feet called Skew foot. Both of my feet were turning s shaped making it difficult and painful to walk. For several years, doctors tried using inserts to straighten my feet, but it was not working. The radiologic technicians kept taking images to monitor my progress, and if I continued this method, I would be in a wheelchair today. When I was 8 years old, it was first decided I needed to have surgery. I had two surgeries and both were successful. From age 4 to 17 years old when I was released, I saw the radiology technicians, nurses and doctors every six months to a year. I honestly believe if the technicians did not do as well of a job as they did, I would not be walking today. I know they do not read the images, but since they take them it is very important everything is done correctly to obtain the best image possible. If an x-ray was underexposed or overexposed, the doctors would not have been able to see the severity of my birth defects.

Radiologists is a challenging career that allows me the opportunity to help and maintain good health of my surrounding and community. The Radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound. To begin a career in radiology is very interesting and hard because of the number of tasks and pressure is required to be verified by a radiologist. From a young age, I’ve always hated the electronic game system, but I’ve always been interested in how the technology works and how it has brought so much impact on our life especially the hospital technology. Growing up in the village in Nepal technology was very rare, and hospital system was very unorganized.

In 20 years i see myself being a radiologist, living a happy and successful life with my kids and husband.

If I was granted the opportunity to spend one hour shadowing an ophthalmologist I would prepare by learning the meaning of many composite words and phrases that are used in the medical field. I would familiarize myself with diseases that occur in the eye such as macular degeneration glaucoma amblyopia and strabismus. To make my internship with an ophthalmologist most insightful I would also explore new technology’s being used in the eye surgery industry. To gain insight into their educational career I would research where he/she achieved there undergraduate and medical school degrees. While I am with the ophthalmologist I will take notes on the difference in approach in both children and adult eye care. If this particular ophthalmologist