Actually, what's the proper name of the position?
Anyway, I'm seriously thinking about it, and wonder if anyone here WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS, OR DOES THIS FOR A LIVING (no guessers, please) could tell me about it, if you like it, hate it, how much it pays, etc.
thanks!
2006-11-17 07:46:21 · 7 answers · asked by dork 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Radiology technician. The pay would depend on the hospital and in what country. Most community colleges in the US offer a program of two years. I like radiology and considered it as a specialty at one time.
2006-11-17 08:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name of the profession depends on where you live.
In the UK, it's a radiographer. In North America the most common term I've heard is a radiological technologist. I usually use rad tech for short, or x-ray tech (so patients understand what I am).
I'm a rad tech student in Canada. I like it. I get to help patients without getting so involved that I get upset if they die or get sicker. It allows me to be a bit of a perfectionist, and I think x-rays are beautiful.
It isn't for everyone, there are drawbacks. At some hospitals you have to give barium enemas (thank god mine isn't one of them). It's usually shift work, which either you love or hate.
It's easy to get a job in this field, and there are a lot of advancement opportinities, ie teaching, MRI, CT...
I live in Canada and I think the starting salary is about $26/hour CDN. If you work full-time, it's a decent salary, but you're never going to get rich on it.
EDIT: A radiological technician fixes x-ray machines so the radiological technologist can take the x-rays for a radiologist to read. I hope that clears up some of the confusion regarding the names people answered with.
2006-11-18 06:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by Andrea T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the name is just x-ray tech, unless you have some specialty. I work in the radiology department, but not as a tech. The only good advice I have heard to pass on to you is to not go to one of those quick trade schools. Employers dont always like to hire graduates of those programs. But it is a great field. The schooling may be a little difficult, but over all it is a relatively easy job with great pay.
2006-11-18 16:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by candy95127 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Radiologic Technologist. Have been since 1991. The pay is great....>$25/hr. I love what I do (Angiography) and couldn't be happier. Good luck with your schooling. And by the way.....a Radiologist is a Physician. You, like me, would be an X-ray Technologist.
2006-11-17 13:20:29 · answer #4 · answered by spyderman7652000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 02:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct name is radiologist. Rule 1: Never call an x-ray machine an x-ray camera. There is no such thing. All cameras focus visible light through a lens.
2006-11-17 09:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Excellent choice study hard you will injoy the work and can get a job almost anywhere in the US hospitals, the pay is good.
2006-11-17 07:55:50 · answer #7 · answered by railway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋