A decade ago, radiographers were called X-ray technicians, but today, the name has changed with the job. You will use a variety of equipment to provide images of patients' tissues, organs, bones and blood vessels. These may be still or moving images, recorded on either film or video tape. As you record the needed images, you will work with others on the medical team and help patients feel at ease. With additional education, you may advance by specializing in other disciplines, such as radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, medical sonography, computerized tomography, cardiovascular, interventional radiography, magnetic resonance, education or management.
Radiographers are in demand nationwide.
You will most often be employed in hospitals, emergency clinics, medical clinics or physicians' offices. You will find additional opportunities in government health agencies, radiological manufacturer sales and service, and forensic medicine. 12000 S.W. 49 Ave. Health Technology, Rm.