https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92 By: Savannah Davis en-us 2016-08-24 16:31:02 UTC 2025-07-08 17:15:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119636122 Radiology Technicians are those who take x rays of patients. They have many duties including being able to maintain and adjust x ray equipment. They have to follow orders on what areas to x ray and be able to protect the areas that do not need an x ray. They have to be able to correctly position each patient in order to get the correct image of the body. Also they have to operate computer equipment and be able to keep detailed records. ]]> 2016-08-24 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119636122 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119643364 To be a Radiology Technician you need  to have an Associates Degree. You should also take the required courses in pathology, image evaluation, radiation physics and protection, patient care, and anatomy. High School courses to take to prepare for becoming a X ray Technician include physiology, chemistry and physics. ]]> 2016-08-24 16:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119643364 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119645880 2016-08-24 17:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119645880 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119646587 To be a licensed Radiology Technologist, you have to pass a state exam and receive a certification. You can receive your certifications from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). ]]> 2016-08-24 17:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119646587 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119647914 Radiologic Technicians receive anywhere from $38,110 to $81,660. In May of 2015 the annual wage for X-ray Technicians was $56,670.]]> 2016-08-24 17:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119647914 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119648775 Radiology Technicians can work in many places including hospitals; local, state, and private; physician offices, outpatient care centers, an medical and diagnostic laboratories. Most X ray Technicians work full time, but in case of emergency situations, they can work weekends, during the evening and even overnight.]]> 2016-08-24 17:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119648775 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119651157 2016-08-24 17:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119651157 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119651387 2016-08-24 17:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119651387 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119858760 Radiology Technicians job outlook is predicted to grow 2 percent between now and 2024. ]]> 2016-08-25 16:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119858760 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119868257 The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) is an accredited program for Radiology Technicians ]]> 2016-08-25 16:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119868257 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119872169 Medical Terminology would be useful in Radiologic Technology because it is needed to be able to decipher word roots and word endings when dealing with types of body parts to preform x ray images on. Also medical terminology will be used all around in the work environment. ]]> 2016-08-25 17:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119872169 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119873443 2016-08-25 17:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119873443 wackywafer78 https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119874303 http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/radiologic-technologists.htm#tab-4]]> 2016-08-25 17:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wackywafer78/l0adr0drjz92/wish/119874303