Johnathan Brough
English 2 research paper
Mr. Combs
November 19, 2010
Johnathan Brough
English 2 research paper
Mr. Combs
November 19, 2010
Radiologist
Introduction
From working as a rocket scientist to working at McDonalds the best career
choice out there is a radiologist. “A radiologist does a wide variety of procedures and
specializes in obtaining and interpreting images,” according to Radiologyinfo.org. A
radiologist is the person you want to go to if there is something wrong with your bones
they can tell the person if there bone is broken, fractured, or if the person has a serious
problem with their bones, or if they have some kind of bone diseases.
Job Description
“The main purpose of a radiologist is to diagnose diseases through the use of xrays. Depending on the setting, this may be expanded to include other tests with
radioactive substances, not just x-rays. Radiologists usually work in conjunction with
doctors and make a diagnosis based on the result of multiple tests,” according to Sarah
Dray, eHow.com Contributor. A radiologist helps the patient to find out if they have a
bone disease or some kind of a bone problem by reading x-rays, MRI, or cats cans.
“In the medical field, the science of radiology is a specialization, it takes great
understanding and skill to operate radiology equipment and analyze the results. A
radiologist is able to interpret results to determine the location, type and seriousness of a
vast quantity of medical issues. The process is used to give accurate understanding any
medical issue even if a doctor has examined a patient the techniques can recognize
ranging from broken bones to tumors and other medical regularities using x-rays, MRIs,
or cats cans,” according to Tom Derr. This is some of the types of work done by a
radiologist.
Some of the equipment a radiologists uses is MRI, CAT scan, Ultrasound, and Xrays. “MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a loud but very important machine that
uses magnetic fields and radio waves to get images of the patient. CAT scan (Computed
Tomography) uses rotating X-rays and computers to obtain close and detailed images of
organs, blood vessels and muscles. Ultrasound is a diagnostic machine that uses high
frequency sound waves to generate images. X-ray machines use X-rays, or
electromagnetic radiation, to provide images of any part of the body,” according to
Jacqueline Ruhl, eHow.com contributor.
Training to become a radiologist
“Overall, it takes about 13 years of training to become a radiologist. While 13
years may seem like an enormous commitment to make, the benefits are worth the effort.
First, radiology pays well. On average, radiologists earn around $350,000 per year. They
also do not have as much stress in their jobs as other medical specialties, such as
surgeons, nor are they constantly on call from patients like obstetricians,” according to
Amy Jorgensen, eHow.com contributor. Seems on it takes an average thirteen years of
training to become a radiologist.
“Becoming a radiologist requires four years at the undergraduate level, two years
in medical school classrooms and labs and two more in rotation in a hospital. A five-year
residence in radiology is also required. Overall, it takes about 13 years of training to
become a radiologist,” according to Amy Jorgensen, eHow.com contributor. It takes a lot
of training to become a radiologist.
“First you need to go to college and get a bachelors degree in any field of the
person’s choice. Then you need four more years of hard work for your medical degree.
Next is one year of internship followed by four years of residency and two more years of
fellowship,” according to fayez.com. It takes two years to get the degree with more years
of medical schools and internship to become a radiologist.
Job Outlook
“Employment of radiologist technologists is expected to increase by about 17
percent from 2008 to 2018, faster than the average for all occupations. As the population
grows and ages, there will be an increasing demand for diagnostic imaging,” according to
www.bls.gov.
“Entry level radiologist with one to four years of experience ranged from $40,503
to $48,553. Mid-level radiologist with five to nine years of experience ranged from
$50,868 to $249,830. Experienced radiologist with 10 to 19 years of experience ranged
from $137,500 to $311,231. In some larger cities, such as New York and Atlanta,
radiologists are paid higher salaries. “According to Cynthia Batiste, eHow.com
contributor. So it depends on how many years and where you work on how much you get
paid for being a radiologist.
“Radiologists enjoy some of the highest salaries and best benefits of all
physicians. Although being a radiologist is stressful, (a mistake can be very costly, and
radiologists read tens of thousands of images annually), radiologists also enjoy a lot of
perks. Radiologists also have time to enjoy their salaries, as they have more vacation than
most physicians, at an average of 8-12 weeks, nearly twice the average of 4-6 weeks
other physicians typically command,” according to Andrea Santiago. Radiologists get
more vacation than any other physician time that means you can spend more time with
your family.
Skill requirements
“The people must have good written and verbal skills to become a radiologist.
You must also have good chemistry, organic chemistry, advanced biology and physics
skills. Also people need to have general skills like math and science,” according to
eHow.com. These are some of the skills needed to become a radiologist.
The people that get the skills to become a radiologist get their skills from college
and from medical school. This is the only really two places you would get your skills to
become a radiologist.
The skills you would really need in the workplace would be how to operate all the
machines that a radiologist uses. Also you would need all the good science skills and
math skills. Probably you would need good verbal skills to talk to all your patients.
Conclusion
Radiology is an excellent career choice in the modern job market.“A radiologists
is a physician that does a wide variety of procedures and specializes in obtaining and
interpreting images,” according to Radiologyinfo.com. I would like to thank everyone
that took the time to read my paper.
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