Which one makes more money, which one has the better lifestyle
BASICALLY WHAT ARE THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF BEING A RADIOLOGIST(PHYSICIAN
2007-09-19 14:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A radioligist goes to school for 12+ years and get's a diplomate in Radiology from the national certfiication boards after they get their MD
A radiology tech is an 18 month course anyone can take. Nurses often take it. Med school students often take it. Dental hygenists often take it, Dentists Take it, Chiropractors take it.
It gets you a license to operate an X-Ray machine on humans and to process the negatives and films.
You can't read the X-rays nor make official comments on what you see.
You just turn the dials, take the picture, process the film and leave the X-ray up for the Dentist, Doctor or Radiologist to anaylse.
Only licensed health practitoners can read the X-rays.
Dentists, Doctors, Chripractors, Osteopaths, Podiatrists, Nurse PRactitioners.
Radiologists make $200-$300,000 a year
Radiology techs make about $30-40K
2007-09-19 14:53:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
X-Ray Technologists attend college or college for no less than 3 years. they're approved to take x-rays in accordance to prearranged protocols. they are in a position to bolster their skills into different diagnostic components which includes CT, MRI, US, Nuc Med. they don't seem to be allowed to make a diagnosis from what they see, that's finished by employing the Radiologist. some international places have "Radiographers" that's a step greater than a tech yet nonetheless no longer a doctor. The Radiologist is a doctor and would prescribe drugs, grant diagnoses. They attend scientific college and then concentrate on Diagnostic Imaging. this would additionally be XR, CT, MRI, US, Nuc Med, and puppy.
2016-10-09 12:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A radiologist is a physician who went to medical school and has a medical degree. A Radiological Technician is a "medical professional", who has technical training. The radiologist has many more years of training and makes much more money.
2007-09-19 14:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Radiologist is a doctor & the Technician isn't. I would imagine a radiologist would make more money of course, since he's a doctor.
2007-09-19 14:24:50 · answer #4 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think Radiologist technition
2007-09-20 10:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by Hieu L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋