In my vast experience as a patient I have met many technicians in this wonderful field. I think I have experienced every radiology job there is. On my end it doesn’t take experience or education. On the technician end I was pleasantly surprised at how fast you could get the required education. In as little as two years you can be ready to go out there and get a radiology job. There is also the option of doing the four year program, but if you want to get started right away with a radiology job than the two year program is the way to go.
Once you get the training, the amount of radiology jobs is endless. For instance you may have a desire to ultra-sound for a living. There are the cute obvious little reasons for ultra-sound but they are not the only reason. Ultra-sounds are performed to check for gallbladder problems, bladder problems, and many other abdominal issues. So this position wouldn’t be boring or the same everyday. Magnetic Resonance Imagining also requires a radiology technician. M.R.I’s can be very involved and require contrast dyes. They can also be very rewarding when you are helping to save a life.
In my experience radiology jobs require you to be a very people oriented person. The constant one on one contact would be unbearable for someone who wasn’t interested in being around people all the time. Also along those lines, radiology jobs require an extensive amount of professionalism. It doesn’t make the patient at ease to have the technician gasp every once in awhile.
Radiology jobs can be rewarding in many ways. These positions are a great way for a people person to get out there and spend time with people who are really leaning on them for support. The technician’s job is just as important as the Radiologist themselves. Without the technician, there would be no film to read or chart to review. Radiology jobs are such a vital, important part of our medical establishment. They are the heart and backbone of diagnostic medicine.