3 Reasons to Become a Technologist in Diagnostic Imaging

Hi my name is Jade-Raphaëlle Tailly Cournoyer and I'm from Quebec, Canada. I'm finalizing my second year in Diagnostic Imaging program at Ahuntsic College, in Montreal. This program takes three years to complete. Two years at college and one-year internship at the hospital. Afterwards, I will obtain my diploma and then I will be in the labor market. Diagnostic Imaging have a lot of specialities: mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, sonogram, angiography and CT-scan. In this program, we learn how to be a valuable technologist. This requires different abilities like adaptation, self-criticism, autonomy, efficacy and communication.

1. Help people

At first, in diagnostic Imaging, our purpose is to help people to find the problems or the diseases they have. Besides, we also take the x-ray in case of fracture. The radiologist is an important person due to their responsibility to find the diagnostic and treat people. However, the presence of the technologist is crucial because we make the x-ray. More importantly, we have the obligation to give the minimal dose of radiation.

2. Choose your specialty

Moreover, the variety of options available in Diagnostic Imaging is what makes this profession great. You can either decide to work in a clinic, in a hospital, in a school or in the Order of technologists. When you start working, you can choose a speciality like mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, sonogram, angiography or CT-scan. Additionally, your working place can in different units such as the surgical unit, the emergency unit or the x-ray unit.

3. Make money

As a final point, money could be a major factor in one’s decision to become a Diagnostic Imaging technician. Indeed, money is important to survive. In this profession, you can earn a salary early in your life since you only need to study three years after high school. When you get your diploma, you can start a career in the clinic or in the hospital. The minimum wage of technologist Diagnostic Imaging for the first year is eighteen per hour and it increases from year to year.

Finally, Diagnostic Imaging is an excellent program because you can help people, you can choose what you love and at the same time you can make money. This is truly beautiful! I also believe that this profession allows you to become a better person. For the purpose of helping me improve the quality of my English, I would enjoy if you left comments for me!

Diagnostic Imaging Hypertext

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It all started like this.

You go to school.

Choice 1: Go to Ahuntsic College

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Scene 1.

You move to Montreal and you decide which program you want.

Choice 1: You take the program Diagnostic Imaging.
Choice 2: You take the program Pre-Hospital Emergency Care
Choice 3: You take the program Police Technology

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Scene 2.

You hate the program and you have to make a decision for your futur.

Choice 1: You have an opportunity to travel in Europe free.
Choice 2: You decide to play in a music band.

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Scene 3.

The chance wasn't in your side.

Choice 1: You have a crash plane.
Choice 2: You have a heart attack in the beach.

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Scene 4.

You decide to come back in Canada.
Start again: You have to decide an another time what is your future.

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Scene 5.

You are to sick to continue your trip.

Start again: You take the first plane to Montréal, you go back to school.

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Scene 6.

Your band and you had a big succes, you begin a world tour.

Choice 1: One day, the singer of the band agress you sexually.
Choice 2: In Japan, all the members of the band had difficulty to breathe in the concert.

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Scene 7.

You decide to not finish your tour and you come back to your city, because you hate the singer.

Start again: You send your candidacy for the college.

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Scene 8.

You go to the hospital because you are very sick and you do a X-ray of your lung.

Start again: You are too sick to continue the tour. You come back to school.

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Scene 9.

In the first day of the school, you see too much blood, so you decide to choose an another plan for your future.

Choice 1: You go back to work, at McDonald's restaurent.
Choice 2: You go play basket-ball in USA.

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Scene 10.

You become the best employee of the restaurant.

Choice 1: You become the assistant-manager.
Choice 2: You become the manager.

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Scene 11.

You are not pay enough.

Start again: You come back to school.

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Scene 12.

The restaurant have a bankruptcy.
Start again: You come back to school.

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Scene 13.

You become the best player of the NBA.

Choice 1: During the finals, you make a bad moove and broke your leg.
Choice 2: You learn that your mother is sick and she will die in 2 weeks.

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Scene 14.

After your X-ray of your leg in the hospital. The doctor said that your carreer is over.

Start again: You decide to come back in Montréal and return in school.

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Scene 15.

You love your mother and you want to see her before she die.

Start again: Your mother want that you do a work that you love. So you return to school.

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Scene 16.

The program is so difficult. You have to be in a perfect shape and you don't have it. You quit the school.

Choice 1: You become a wandering.
Choice 2: You return at your parent's house.

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Scene 17.

You have no family who can help you.

Choice 1: One day, a passenger give you a 649 and you win 10 000$.
Choice 2: One day, you recieve a cheque in your account bank for a uncle far away who's die.

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Scene 18.

You undestand that you can start a new life.

Start again: You come back to school.

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Scene 19.

You understand that you can start a new life.

Start again: You come back to school.

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Scene 20.

You are not happy for this decision but you have to make a choice.

Choice 1: You work in gaz station.
Choice 2: You work in a grocer.

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Scene 21.

You have a holdup. This situation scares you.

Start again: You come back to school.

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Scene 22.

You are not pay enough.

Start again: You come back to school.

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Glossary of Radiology

aseptic

: free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.

bone

The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates

 

computed tomography

A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

diagnostic radiography

The examination of internal organs, bones, cavities and foreign objects; includes cardiovascular imaging and interventional radiography.

 

electromagnetic radiation

It's a form of radiant energy, propagating through space via electromagnetic waves and/or particles called photons

fracture

A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force.

inject

To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part

laxative

a medicine or agent for relieving constipation

 

lead apron

Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose.

magnetic resonance imaging

MRI a noninvasive medical diagnostic technique in which the absorption and transmission of high-frequency radio waves are analysed as they irradiate the hydrogen atoms in water molecules and other tissue components placed in a strong magnetic field.

 

mammography

Uses low dose x-ray systems to produce images of the human breasts

medical file, medical record

A chronological written account of a patient's examination and treatment that includes the patient's medical history and complaints...

 

medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science.Although imaging of removed organs and tissues can be performed for medical reasons, such procedures are not usually referred to as medical imaging, but rather are a part of pathology.

pathology

the science of the causes and effects of diseases, esp. the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

private hospital

a hospital similar to a group hospital except that it is controlled by a single practitioner or by the practitioner and the associates in his or her office.

 

prosthesis

An artificial body part, such as a leg, a heart, or a breast implant.

radiation

It's a process in which electromagnetic waves (EMR) travel through a vacuum or through matter-containing media; the existence of a media to propagate the waves is not required.

radiologist

a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

scan (ct scan)

an X-ray image made using computerized axial tomography.

sonography

Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

stretcher

A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead.

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Day in the Life of Radiology Technician

I live in Canada and my college is located in Montreal. In this province, after the High School, you can continue your education. If you want to go to University, you have to do a class at the College. Also at the Cégep, you can complete a technic, that’s what I do. My technic is Imaging Radio diagnostic for 3 years, you have to assist the patient for taking radiographies. I choose this program because I like the interaction with the public and the satisfaction when you help someone.  

 

Radiology Technician

A radiology technician is someone who creates images of the body of the patient in different field like imaging scan, x-ray and MRIs. They send images to the radiologist, for he can do the diagnostic for the pathology of the patient. Radiology technician has a big importance for the follow-up of the patient. Now, this is a day in his life.

Where They Work

The majority of technician work at the hospital. In 2010, they were doing a statistic and 61 percent of technician worked at the hospital, 21 percent worked at the offices of physicians and 9 percent at diagnostic laboratories.

Work Environnement

The radiology technician is always standing up. They always have to move patient to the X-ray room to her hospital room. Also, they have to transfer the patient to the stretcher to the table. They can go to the hospital room, for doing the radiography, they can be infected. Radiology technician has to be careful and protect us by the mask, gloves and wall of lead.

Tasks and Duties

They have to give instructions for the exams, the preparation, the duration and what the patient have to do and what we scan. When the images is good, you have to send the images of the patient. The doctor has to do the analyse for the diagnostic. When you don’t have patient, you have to clean the materials and prepare the room for the other patient.

Qualities in the Workplace

You have to be detailed-oriented and in the good healthy because you have the life of the patient in your hand.

Hours Worked

Your hours is 8 hour day, but you can do more if you have emergency situations, like an injury. Also, your hours of work can be in the night and in the weekends.

 

 

 

 

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How to Use the RadiologyInfo.org to do a Radiodiagnostic Search

RadiologyInfo.org

RadiologyInfo.org is created for 15 years and more than 350 radiology professionals have participated to this website. This website is made for the patient of radiology who wants information or exactness of what is radiology. They inform and educate the public with the information of the treatments, the patient types, the wellness, the condition and the safety. All the question that you have from Diagnostic Imaging is here. This website is produced by RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) and ACR (American College of Radiology). It helps me for my field of study because we have a lot of information with an excellent quality.

How to use the RadiologyInfo.org to do Radiodiagnostic Search

In this video, I will do a walkthrough demonstrating how perform a specific task on radiodiagnostic search

 

3 Reasons to Become a Technologist in Diagnostic Imaging

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Hi my name is Jade-Raphaëlle Tailly Cournoyer and I'm from Quebec in Canada. I'm finish my second year in Diagnostic Imaging program at Ahunstic College, in Montreal. This program takes three years to complete. The two years at the college and one year intership at the hospital, after this I will have my diploma and I can be in the labor market. Diagnostic Imaging have a lot of speciality, you can have mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, sonogram, angiography and CT-scan. In this program, we learn how to be a good technologist in a different abilities like adaptation, self-criticism, autonomy, efficacy and communication.

1. Help people

In diagnostic Imaging, our purpose is to help people to find the problems or the diseases which they have. We also take the x-ray for the fracture. The radiologist is an important person to find the diagnostic and treat people, but technologist are also important because, this is us who make the x-ray. We have the responsibilities to give the minimal dose of radiation.

2. Choose your specialty

 

You know what is good with Diagnostic Imaging, it’s the variety of option. You can decide to work in a clinic, in the hospital, in the school or in the order of technologist. You can also decide to work in a speciality like mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, sonogram, angiography or CT-scan. You can work in a surgical unit, emergency unit or in the x-ray unit.

3. Make money

 

Money it’s important to survive. You can make money early in this profession because you just need 3 years of school after the secondary. When you get your diploma, you can start a career in the clinic or in the hospital. The minimum wage of technologist Diagnostic Imaging for the first year is eighteen per hour and it’s bigger from year to year.

Finally, Diagnostic Imaging is a great program because you can help people, you can choose what you love and at the same time you can make money. That it's beautiful! I think also that you can be a better person in this profession. You can leave me a comments for helping me, in your turn.

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About me:
My name is Jade-Raphaëlle and I am eighteen years old. I was born in Montreal and I live in Sorel-Tracy. I have been studying Diagnostic Imaging for three semester at Ahuntsic College. I like to play basket-ball in my free time. Someone who's dancing makes me smile.

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In this blog, I will talk about Diagnostic Imaging and explain what is this program. I will also talk about difference appliance. I will explain what I love about Diagnostic Imaging.