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i have to do a project of what i wanna be when i grow up so i have to put a facts and stuff so i need help cause i dont know how much they get paid

2007-04-29 15:19:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Other - Health

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Radiologists are physicians who earn a four-year doctoral degree to become an M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy). They then complete a four-year residency in diagnostic radiology or radiation oncology. More than 90 percent of radiologists go on to become certified by the American Board of Radiology, indicating that they have passed a standardized national examination in radiology.

Diagnostic radiologists specialize in the interpretation of medical images such as MR scans, CT scans, radiographs, nuclear medicine scans, mammograms and sonograms. They are specially trained to identify injury and disease in each of the body's systems, whether bone, tissue, organs or blood vessels. Radiologists may specialize in fields such as neuroradiology, angiography, cardiovascular-interventional radiology, pediatric radiology or nuclear medicine.

Radiation oncologists are radiologists who specialize in the treatment of cancer. They consult with each patient and the patient's primary care physician to determine the best course of therapy and plan a treatment schedule. Then, they work with a medical dosimetrist to calculate how much radiation will be delivered. The radiation therapist is the medical professional who carries out the treatment plan by delivering targeted radiation to the tumor site.

Interventional radiologists are radiologists who perform nonsurgical treatments for a number of medical conditions, most commonly vascular disease. Examples of these treatments include angioplasty, thrombolysis, atherectomy, embolization of bleeding vessels and occlusion of brain aneurysms. Interventional radiologists perform these procedures under the guidance of x-rays, magnetic resonance or other imaging methods.

2007-04-29 15:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0 0

They charge the individual insurance of the patient whos x-rays they are reading. The reimbursemnet varies greatly, depending on what is allowed thru the insurance.

2007-04-29 15:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Regina 3 · 0 0

try searching with google and see what comes up?

2007-04-29 15:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by dukester1948 3 · 0 0

google it

2007-04-29 15:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by jomike 2 · 0 0

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