What is the job like as a Radiologic Technician?

Question

I am getting out of the Army and considering a career as a Radiologic Tech. Can someone please tell me what an average day is for this occupation.

Answer 1

The correct title is radiologic technologist. An average day depends on where you work. I work in an outpatient medical center. Besides regular x-rays, I do upper GIs, barium enemas, intravenous pyelograms (IVP), and hysterosalpingograms (HSG). I also do occasional portable x-rays in ambulatory surgery. In a hospital, you would also be dealing with trauma patients in ER, portables in ICU, operating room cases using a C-arm, even occasional x-rays in the morgue. Here are some videos: http://www.asrt.org/content/RecruitmentRetention/RecruitmentTools/career_videos.aspx