This article is written for the benefit of all those who wish to study in Radiology. It gives all the tasks of the technician and the salary he can receive per year. It talks about their role as technicians and explains their importance in a team of radiology intervention.
According to the article and in the real life a Diagnostic imaging technician is the right hand of the radiologist.
They are in charge of the patient from the reception to final processing. They read the prescriptions, put the patients in the correct position to conduct the exams. They are also responsible for protecting the patient against harmful x-rays and conducting the best quality exams.
To start his day, he carries out verification and quality control equipment and devices. He identifies the patients, explains to them the examination procedure to the patients. He uses various devices like a conventional device of X-Ray, Scanner, MRI. He Treats and saves the data and send them on the PACS.
The medical imaging technicians can work at hospital or in a clinic. At Hospital They work with a multidisciplinary team. There is more stress.
Register for the medical imaging course at one of the CGEPs offering the program. The code of this program is 142H0. Pass the courses and take the OTIMROEMPQ (Order of Medical Imaging Technologists, Radio Oncology and Medical Electrophysiology of Quebec) exam.
In Quebec like in Australia a medical imaging Technologist's salary is around 80.000 dollars per year. However, a senior or an experimented technologists gained 125.000 per year.
According to the professional code, chapter C-26, T-5 r9 the technologists must accumulate education continuing approximately 30 hours per reference period of 3 years, including a minimum of 5 hours per year. In addition, these 30 hours, they can attend the annual Medical Technologist conference.
The danger is exposure to X-Rays and magnetic fields. This is why Health Canada requires all technologists to wear a dosimeter when they work in a laboratory or a workplace. This dosimeter is tested annually to determine if the technologist has been exposed.
No scientific journal even mentions the replacement of medical imaging technologists with robots. However, generative AI already promises to revolutionize this technique. Technologists are not far from freeing from tedious tasks such as images analysis, precise patient positioning and high precision technical parameters to use for higher-quality diagnostic examination at lower doses.
Actually, I'm at the end of my program. I suppose to be graduated shortly. I plan to start my career in a hospital in Montreal or anywhere in Quebec. I have been projecting to work there for five years.Then, I will be back to the college for an AED (Diploma of Studies' Attestation) in resonance magnetic or scanner to achieve my goal to become a teacher assistant or a teacher.
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