What is a Radiographer?

Post date: Mar14,2023 8:30:6 AM

Author Name:- Michael Clark

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Radiographers are Allied Health Professionals or AHPs. Such kind of professionals plays a critical role in the health care field. They are clinical practitioners, managers, leaders, and researchers who work with support workers, assistant practitioners, radiologists, etc. Due to the advancement of technology and changes in the health and people demographics, this profession is a dynamic and fast-moving one. Radiographers get jobs either by merit selections or through a locum agency.

Here is a list of the work a locum MRI radiographer or other radiographers do in simple words.

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What is the difference between a radiographer and a radiologist?

Work of a radiologist

They are doctors who specialize in using medical imaging to diagnose and treat patients. They do not perform the imaging tests but just interpret and analyze. Following are the steps that you require to become a radiologist.

1. Undergraduate degree

2. Four years of medical school

3. Residency in radiology

4. Optional fellowship in radiology

Work of a radiographer

These are the professionals who perform the imaging scans. They do not interpret or diagnose the results. Their job involves using different kinds of equipment and devices for scanning and also helping patients to go through the process. There are radiographers who conduct all types of imaging scans and also those who specialize in certain processes. They are not medical doctors.

The two professions are not the same but they are complementary and dependent on each other. Radiologists and radiographers work together to help a patient. A locum MRI radiographer cannot work without the guidance of a radiologist.

Radiographers specialize in procedures that include:

        1. MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging uses a magnetic field and radio waves to develop the images.

2. X-ray is a two-dimensional picture of bones, organs, or tissues.

3. CT scan is a detailed version of an X-ray from different angles which combines to form a 3d image.

4. Sonography is an exam that makes use of sound waves to develop pictures of organs or tissues.

5. Bone densitometry is something similar to an X-ray which helps to check the density of bones.

6. Interventional cardiology is a continuous image of the heart and the blood vessels around the heart.

7. Nuclear medicine involves giving a radioactive solution shot to patients to get the images.

Many radiographers today also are a part of something called a locum agency. It is like a recruitment company for medical staff on both a temporary or permanent basis. They provide the best suitable candidates for any health care profession.

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