| A lucrative and challenging career can be obtained | | | | factors that are emphasized throughout the |
| by attending a radiology school. Programs in | | | | course. |
| radiography generally last from 22-24 months and | | | | A radiology student will learn the necessary skills |
| are fascinating to anyone interested in the human | | | | to prepare patients for x-rays and the correct |
| anatomy. Advanced courses may be up to four | | | | positioning of the patient, application of |
| years long and lead to a bachelors or associate | | | | non-radioactive materials and explaining the |
| degree in radiography. | | | | various processes to patients. Industrial |
| Radiography, otherwise known as radiology is the | | | | radiologists will learn skills necessary to work in |
| diagnostic imaging of various parts of the | | | | the fields of archeology, security, food inspection |
| anatomy, using a variety of different techniques | | | | and more. |
| and devices. Radiography schools offer courses | | | | On completion of the course, the new graduate |
| that specialize in various techniques such as CT | | | | will be registered as a Radiographer or Radiological |
| scanning (Computerized tomography) and MRI | | | | Technologist and will then be able to find |
| (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Those individuals | | | | employment in doctors offices, clinics, and |
| who want to specialize in a field can take a 1-year | | | | hospitals or for a mobile x-ray company. Fields of |
| certificate program on top of their radiography | | | | medical imaging also include pediatric, trauma or |
| diploma. | | | | surgical radiography, ultrasound, mammography, |
| During the basic course, students will learn the | | | | angiography and fluoroscopy. |
| basics of radiography. These basics include | | | | Radiographers that have received advanced |
| anatomy and physiology, patient management, | | | | degrees from radiography programs are able to |
| imaging processes, radiation protection, | | | | work in the fields of medical sales and marketing, |
| radiobiology, pathology and radiation physics. | | | | education and hospital management. |
| Technical skills and radiation protection are two big | | | | |