Back تقني الأشعة Arabic Radiograf Danish Técnico en radiología Spanish تکنولوژیست رادیولوژی Persian Röntgenhoitaja Finnish Manipulateur en électroradiologie médicale French Tecnico sanitario di radiologia medica Italian 診療放射線技師 Japanese ریڈیوگرٛافَر Kashmiri रेडियोग्राफर Nepali
 A radiographer with a radiographic examination table and X-Ray tube | |
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer, Radiologic Technologist |
Occupation type | Professional |
Activity sectors | Allied health profession |
| Description | |
| Competencies | The use of technology to produce diagnostically useful radiographic media |
Education required | Usually an undergraduate degree (BSc, BSc or A.Sc.), or diploma in less developed countries; see Education and Role Variation for more information. |
Fields of employment | Healthcare, Military, Medical Imaging, Radiology |
Related jobs | Radiologist radiation therapist |
Radiographers, also known as radiology technologists, radiologic technologists, diagnostic radiographers and medical radiation technologists[1] are healthcare professionals who specialise in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathology. Radiographers are sometimes popularly known as X-Ray Technologists, though this is misleading because while x-rays were the earliest form of medical imaging, the field also includes magnetic resonance imaging and other technologies that do not use x-rays. In countries that use the title radiologic technologist these professionals are often informally referred to as techs in the clinical environment; this phrase has emerged in popular culture such as television programmes.[2] The term radiographer can also refer to a therapeutic radiographer, also known as a radiation therapist.
Radiographers are allied health professionals who work in both public healthcare and private healthcare and can be physically located in any setting where appropriate diagnostic equipment is located, most frequently in hospitals. The practice varies from country to country and can even vary between hospitals in the same country.[3]
Radiographers are represented by a variety of organizations worldwide, including the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists which aims to give direction to the profession as a whole through collaboration with national representative bodies.[4]
- ^ CAMRT home page. Camrt.ca. Retrieved on 2012-01-27.
- ^ IMDB. ""Grey's Anatomy" (2205) – Episodes Cast". IMDB. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ [1] A global overview of the changing roles of radiographers, Cynthia Cowling, International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT), 143 Bryn Pinwydden, Pentwyn, Cardiff, Wales CF23 7DG, UK, Retrieved on 28 October 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine ISRRT: Statutes word document. Retrieved on 28 October 2014.
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