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    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

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    A Career as a Radiology Techniologist Essay

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    Radiology Technologist have been around for almost a century. “Radiology Technologist works in various places taking diagnostic imaging examinations for patients, which are x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, and mammography.” (eHow) This job is one of the few in the world that can give the risk of cancer to the rad-techs. And is stilled one of the most needed in the medical field. Radiology Technologist needs to understand computers and what the x-rays show, and how to set up a patient for and x-ray

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    an aptitude at school and got an x-ray tech as a result. After telling her mom about her results, her mom set up a job shadow with an x-ray tech she knew. She found the x-rays so interesting, she started to consider it as a career choice. Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations on patients, and work with physicians to evaluate the images. She was also influenced by the benefits and job security

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    Some radiologist can make $150,000 to $200,000 to $317,000+. In ‘04 the average yearly salary of radiologic technicians and technologist were $43,350. Retirement benefits are paid beyond salary it may include health, life, and disability insurance. Other benefits are that you have the ability to begin your career with 1 or 2 years. You have multiple pathways for advancement

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    I was excited when I was accepted into Radiologic program at Lake Michigan, a year earlier I was very disappointed when I missed the deadline to apply into the program because I was missing one of the required prerequisites to get into the program. I had to wait a full year to apply again and I was very happy when I got accepted into the program, it was hard to hide my excitement during the first semester, I was charged and ready to go. As part of the Radiography program, for the two years we are

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    Radiographic Noise

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    radiographic noise is the undesirable fluctuation in th OD of the image. A number of factors contibute to radiographic noise, including some that are under the control of the radiologic technologist. Lower noise results in a better radiographic image because it imporves contrast resolution. 3. Speed Two of the characterictics of radiographic quality resolution and noise are intimately connected with a third characterictic is speed.

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    Radiology Vs Accounting

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    In the online article, Mammography Technologist Salaries, it states, “The median annual Mammography Technologist salary is $66,063, as of September 30, 2016, with a range usually between $59,873-$72,376.” On the other side tax accountants also make a dissent amount of money. In the tax accountant 1 salaries, it states, “The

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    Diagnostic Imaging Exam

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    diagnostic imaging. After spending four or more years obtaining their M.D degree, radiologists spend an additional four or more years learning additional skills. They also must pass examinations to become certified by the American Board of Radiology. A Technologist is another healthcare professional who is specifically

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    Based on my strong assessment report I got radiologic technician as my top occupation and I’m interested to learn more about it. The types of knowledge that is needed is providing customer service, diagnose and treat human injuries, structure of English language, computer hardware, and physics. Some crucial skills needed for a Radiologic Technician is active listening, giving information effectively, reading comprehension, social perceptiveness, writing effectively, and having technology skills.

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    Hospital Infection Chain

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    States. On a more economical aspect; the United States spends $45 billion per year on nosocomial related health problems (Schmidt, pg 31). Hospital staff, including Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists, play a very important role when it comes to stopping the transmission of these infections. Radiologic technologists come in close contact with patient’s every day. This means that anything from a portable chest x-ray to a barium enema could

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