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Radiologist  What They Do

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Examines and diagnoses disorders and diseases using x-rays and radioactive materials. May treat patients.

This career is part of the Health Science cluster Therapeutic Services pathway.


A person in this career:

  • Obtains patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
  • Prepares comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
  • Performs or interprets the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
  • Reviews or transmits images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
  • Communicates examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
  • Evaluates medical information to determine patients' risk factors, such as allergies to contrast agents, or to make decisions regarding the appropriateness of procedures.
  • Provides counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments.
  • Instructs radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.
  • Confers with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.
  • Coordinates radiological services with other medical activities.

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Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
  • Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
  • Exposed to disease and infections more than once a month through work such as patient care, laboratory work, and sanitation control
  • Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
  • Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
  • Exposed to radiation more than once a month
  • Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves use of special protective items such as a breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
  • Seeing clearly at a distance
  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
  • Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

  • Regular working hours and limited travel

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

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  • Interventional Neuroradiologist --
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