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Generally, an X-ray technician is the person who takes the X-rays. A radiologist is a medical Doctor Who reads and interprets the X-rays. For more information on a career in radiology, here are some sites which may help. I do believe that it will give you some additional information to help you in your continuing research. You will notice that titles, terms and training differs from one country to another.
http://www.unixl.com/dir/medical_sciences/radiology/
http://www.suht.soton.ac.uk/Careers/clinical_radiology.htm
http://www.sonographersmedical.co.uk/Qualifications.htm
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/careers/careers_diag.htm
http://www.umm.edu/radiology/doc.htm
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Radiologists and radiologist technicians work is same field but the major difference them is the level of education and responsibility of job. Therefore a radiologist gets much higher salary than a radiologist technician.
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How long is the radiologist technician course?
2-4 years
What are some middle level health care careers?
Pharmacy Technician Ultrasound Technician Radiologist Sleep Technician Respiratory Therapist
What is a person called who takes x-rays?
X-ray technician, or radiologist.
What aptitudes are needed to be a radiologist technician?
A radiologist must understand basic algebra and basic science and also be good with people.
What is the average salary for a radiologist technician?
According to the American Society of Radiology Technicians, the average salary for a radiology technician is $58065.
What is a person who takes x rays called?
X-ray technician, or radiologist.
What does an x-ray technician do?
Take X-rays for the radiologist to read
Can your become a radiologist if you are a radiologist technician?
Radiologist is a medical doctor specialised in intepreting medical scans (x-ray/mri/cat etc.). Radiographer is someone who takes the actual medical scans and X-ray technician is works under the radiographer in terms of hierachy.
What does radiology technician certification mean?
A radiology technician certificate means that you can practice the jobs of being a radiologist or technician in the presence of your state. It's really helpful if you want that type of job.
Does a radiologist watch the ultra sound being done?
In some cases a radiologist will watch the ultrasound being accomplished, but in most cases the technician actually does the ultrasound. The radiologist simply reads the completed ultrasound and views the pictures (images) and video if available.
Can you be a radiologist technician with a felony in Texas?
It depends on where in the world you are and the nature of the felony.
Is this a good field to go in radiologist?
If you are interested in the career of health care, yes. It is a fairly easy job, but may seem monotonous or they hours may be long. You should be aware of the difference between a radiologist and radiologist technician. The median salary for a radiologist is $361,538 per year. To be a radiologist you must have a bachelor degree and an additional 4 years of medical school plus 4 years of residency and 1 year of fellowship. Their main job is to interpret X-rays. Radiologist technicians are the ones who perform the actual X-ray or sonograms, etc. On average the radiologist technician makes between $55-60,000 annually. You generally only need an associates- bachelor degree in radiology to practice.
