Hi, I am a radiologist, I use medical imaging at work.
Really? That's pretty cool! What types of stuff do you scan?
I am a Diagnostic Radiologist, a specially trained doctor, so I scan ER patients.
Ah okay. The work hours must be crazy. I have a friend who is a nurse and she gets very tired sometimes.
Yes I agree, its also stressful. I have advanced training, to interpret basic images which adds to the stress.
What do the machines use? Is it x rays or sound waves or something like that?
Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear
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