• Work primarily in hospitals, but also in clinics, diagnostic imaging centers, medical laboratories and private industry.
• Use x-ray equipment to produce images of the tissue, organs, bones and vessels of the body to diagnose medical problems.
•  May specialize in a specific imaging technique, such as bone densitometry, cardiovascular-interventional technology, computed tomography, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, sonography or general radiography.
• Prepare patients and explain procedures.
• Position equipment at the appropriate distance and angle from the patient in order to produce the appropriate images.

Education/Training

• Formal training programs range from two to four years, leading to a certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree.  Click here for information on theSchool of Radiologic Technology at  Providence Hospital or St. John Hospital and Medical Center.
• Classroom and clinical instruction in anatomy and physiology, patient care procedures, radiation physics, radiation protection, principles of imaging, medical terminology, positioning of patients, medical ethics, radiobiology and pathology.  Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is required.

Salary

• $30,000 - $43,000

More Information

• American Society of Radiologic Technologists
  15000 Central Avenue SE
  Albuquerque, NM 87123-3917
  505-298-4500 or 800-444-2778
  http://asrt.org

• Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
  20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
  Chicago, IL 60606-2901
  http://jrcert.org