At Work People in this occupation work in hospitals, cancer treatment centres, clinics and radiological laboratories. Radiological technologists operate X-ray, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment, specialized CT scanners and mammography units to produce images of the body for use by radiologists in the diagnosis of disease or injury. Nuclear medicine technologists operate radiation detection equipment such as gamma cameras, scanners, scintillation counters and ionization chambers to acquire information for use by nuclear medicine physicians in the diagnosis of disease. This occupation also includes mammography technologists, angiography technologists and magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.
They must complete a period of supervised practical training. They must be certified by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists or a provincial counterpart or an appropriate provincial governing body. With experience, they may become supervisors, managers, commercial representatives and instructors. This rate is among the lowest for technical, paraprofessional and skilled occupations. Over the next five years, this outlook is not expected to change, as the number of job openings is expected to be matched by the number of qualified job seekers.