Radiology

Radiology is a field of medicine that uses medical imaging methods of ionizing radiation to detect and treat diseases. Examples include ultrasound, X-rays, Computed tomography, Positron emission tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging.

In the English National Health Service  a lot of radiology is outsourced to private forms, which were paid £120 million in 2021.   Some are actually limited liability partnerships of NHS staff.  Demand for radiology is increasing by about 10% a year.

Notable people
William Frates (1934-2019), American radiologist.
Marie Curie (1867-1934), Trailblazing chemist, physicist, and radiologist 

References

Related pages
Medical physics

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