This article is interesting and very useful for people who want to learn about jobs offered in the hospital environment. More specifically, those interested in medical imaging. This article is useful to read because it is an easy way to learn what a day in the life of a Medical Imaging Technician is like. In that way, people can then know more about this job and probably take more interest in it. I am very motivated to write this article because I am actually a student in Diagnostic Imaging and I think I'm the right person to inform people more about this job and even offer them information they didn't know.
Medical imaging technology plays an important role in today’s health care system, and workers with the knowledge and skills to perform Diagnostic Imaging procedures are in high demand. Medical imaging is the process of visualizing the body’s parts and organs in order for medical doctors and technicians to diagnose, monitor, and treat disease or injury.
Radiologic technologists are the health care professionals who perform Diagnostic Imaging procedures, such as X-ray examinations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and computed tomography (CT) scans. Radiologic technologists are responsible for accurately positioning patients and ensuring that a quality diagnostic image is produced. They work closely with radiologists, the physicians who interpret medical images to either diagnose or rules out disease or injury.
A typical day in the life of a radiologic technologist might involve doing some check to make sure all the equipment is operational before taking any images, give the patient a clean medical gown to wear, if necessary, prepare the patient by properly positioning the equipment and/or the patient for areas that need to be photographed, once positioned, make sure that the patient is not exposed to any unnecessary radiation during the process. Also, a medical imaging technician have to review the images once they are taken to make sure they are accurate and can provide the physician or medical personnel with the information they need to properly diagnose a problem and properly label the images that are taken and cross-reference them with a patient's medical records. At the end, the technician have to clean off any equipment that was used, in addition to the table that the patient may have been lying on.
Most radiologic technologists work in hospitals, but some professionals choose to work in private healthcare facilities, local medical centers, or private imaging centers.
To become a medical imaging technologist you must have a college degree. In other words, it is a three-year technique which includes a one-year internship that must be followed to finally obtain the diploma. Then, you can practice the profession.
The national average salary for a Medical Imaging Technologist is $67,057 in Canada. It will always depend on the area where you are working.
With additional training and experience, radiologic technologists can become chief radiologic technologists, supervisors, administrators, or directors. Many hospitals may require advanced coursework or a master’s degree in health administration or business for these more advanced roles. The additional training can also be learning how to move a patient safely in their stretcher, or learning how to protect yourself when you have to deal with a patient who is infected with a virus. There are also extra training on how to use the new machines the technician will use for different exams. Their profession is to operate these machines but sometimes they need to train before using it because they work in different ways and work with a new technology.
There are many dangers of being a medical imaging technician. For example, a technician can be exposure to airborne and blood borne pathogens is a daily concern, they can have emotional trauma from seeing results of horrible accidents and abuse, they can be physically attacked by deranged or drunk/drugged patients, and they can have long termed physical injury from standard daily job duties. Technicians can also have excessive radiation exposure from equipment not up to standard, and they can be sued by patients for medical malpractice or substandard care.
The chances that medical imaging technicians will be replaced by robots soon are 23% chance of automation. There is always the approach with patients that can never be done by a robot, or certain tasks that must be done precisely by humans.
Most of the medicals imaging technicians retire at 60 years old.
To conclude, I have provided you with a lot of information that will allow you to learn more about this job. I hope I managed to bring you new learning. Thank you for reading my article.
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Authority: government
Date: recently published
Accuracy: probably true
Relevance: relevant for this document
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