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How Do I Become A Radiographer?
Radiography is a highly rewarding field for the knowledgeable and skilled
professional radiographer. It is for those who are seeking for exciting job
prospects and a lucrative career. But before considering writing a radiology
personal statement, what do you need to know on how to become a
radiographer?
Radiographers are in demand professionals across the world, such as in the
United States. By being a medical technologist, you will be working with
medical imaging machines or x-ray machines in order to take high quality
photos to use in the diagnosis/treatment of a disease or an injury. Your role is
very important because the images will be used in the subsequent treatment
or course of treatment.
There are two paths you can select in the field, diagnostic and therapeutic.
Before one, however, you need to comply with the requirements to apply in a
radiography school and one of which is the diagnostic or therapeutic
radiography personal statement, which weโ€™re discussing a little bit later.
Overview of activities
Diagnostic radiographer,
๏‚ท Interpreting or producing body images in order to find out and diagnose
illness or injury
๏‚ท Abnormality screening
๏‚ท Participating in biopsies, or the examination of tissues in order to
diagnose the cause of disease, and other surgical procedures
Therapeutic radiographer,
๏‚ท Assessing patients
๏‚ท Monitoring patients in the entire treatment/follow up
๏‚ท Planning/delivering treatment with the use of radioactive sources,
including x-rays
๏‚ท Working with medical practitioners in order to plan and/or treat tissue
defects and malignant tumors
What attributes or skills do I need?
Aside from passing the admission requirements, radiology personal
statements included, you will need to possess certain characteristics to work
as an effective and successful professional in the field. You need compassion
and excellent interpersonal skills. You also have to train and equip yourself
with scientific and technological background. You should also be accurate.
There is no room for mistake in the interpretation of images, for instance.
Thus, you should also know how to pay close attention to details.
Aside from these things, you also have to learn how to calculate procedure
timings, radiation exposure included. You should also learn how to place
equipment and patient in the proper position for safety. And speaking of
compassion earlier, you should learn how to communicate with patients well
so that they can feel at ease when youโ€™re explaining procedures to them. And
besides accuracy, you should also be competent when it comes to
developing/checking the films.
Are the specialists radiographers?
Successful students in their applications due to their impressive papers, such
as a personal statement radiology, they might be able to penetrate the
dynamic field of radiology. They will become a part of highly trained and
certified people who are going to work with high tech machines, including
magnetic resonance imaging equipment or computerized tomography
machines, among others. So in the future should you be able to work as a
radiographer, you can also improve your skills and become a specialist in a
specific area, such as,
๏‚ท Magnetic resonance imaging that uses 3D imagery that is utilizes a
machine with a huge magnet
๏‚ท Angiography involves taking photos or images of the blood vessel or of
the heart
๏‚ท Trauma radiography involves examinations on the injured
๏‚ท Mobile radiography that is for too ill people to attend their x-ray
procedure in the hospital or facility
๏‚ท Computed tomography involves the use of 3D x-ray exam
๏‚ท Operating theater involves helping medical surgeons with a specialist
imaging equipment
๏‚ท Fluoroscopy involves the use of an x-ray machine, which can peek inside
the body and can project moving images
So, what requirements do I need to become a radiographer?
To qualify, you donโ€™t only need stellar radiography personal statements and
grades, but also a full time, 3-year undergraduate degree. In some universities,
though, they offer part time positions in which you have to study for 4-5 years.
With a radiography program, you donโ€™t only study in lecture halls to learn
theories because about 50% of the entire program requires students to work
in a hospital setting to deal with patients and help doctors as well as clinicians.
Remember that the degree to select should be approved by the HCPC or the
Health and Care Professions Council. What to do for guidance is to proceed to
the UCAS website or look for the Society of Radiographers website.
Remember planning for your career requires enough time both for
discovering which course is right for you as well as for visiting different
universities, which are also going to require personal statement
radiography.
Aside from personal statement for radiology, universities also ask for varying
requirements, which vary from one institution to another.
Many of them will require applicants to have at least five GCEs, such as math, a
science subject, English as well as equivalent or three โ€œAโ€ levelsโ€”but one of
such has to be physics or biology. As you can see, you really have to prepare
early to make sure you meet all these requirements as well as to have enough
time in writing radiography personal statements.
Overview of the requirements
๏‚ท Four-year course or bachelorโ€™s degree
๏‚ท Excellent GPA
๏‚ท High MCAT scores
๏‚ท Letters of recommendations
๏‚ท Leadership experiences
๏‚ท Volunteer activities
๏‚ท Clinical or basic research exposure
Radiology Personal Statements
Remember your therapeutic or diagnostic radiography personal statement
is one of the bases on which the admissions decide whether to know you
further for an interview or not.
Thus, it would be wise to give your best shot in this paper, which is why
youโ€™re encouraged to come up with several drafts early on so that you will still
have enough time to make revisions until you perfected the most satisfying
paper for submission.
Observation visit
Before you could work as a radiographer, you also need to show proof of at
least a visit and observation in the radiography department of a hospital in
your community. Thus, you should contact them to find out if you could come
and observe during an open day so that you can look around and learn how
radiographers work. In the process, you will also be able to ask important
questions.
Funding
If you are concerned about funding, you should not. There is different funding
to apply to when applying in a university. You can get support for your degree
via one of the NHS bursaries, which can help with your course fees as well as
your living cost. Although they will not be able to cover 100% o the cost, they
will be able to help you reduce a significant amount of money when taking up
radiography.
When you become accepted in a medical school, you should complete your
degree and keep high grades/excellent records. While studying in the medical
school, you will learn many branches of science, including pathophysiology,
pharmacology, physiology, anatomy and other sciences. All these are expected
from graduating students.
Also, you need to study hard and perform well in the licensing exam called the
United States Medical Licensing Examinationsโ€”both steps 1 and 2.
In your last year in the medical school, you need to look for and apply for a
training program of radiology if you want to become a radiologist in the future.
You will receive your MD degree during your graduation in the medical school,
and then you will be able to apply for a medical license. If you have obtained
your license, you will be considered as a doctor. But then, real hands-on
training should start, and as a resident in radiology (internship), you will be
practicing both or either surgery or general medicine. You will also have to
take care of patients in the inpatient or outpatient settings or emergency
department.
Specialty
During the training, you will be a resident in the hospital, days and nights, so
you should also prepare yourself for that. You will also be able to interpret a
different imaging study that is why you need accuracy in this field. Again,
there is no room for mistake when it comes to interpreting images or studies
because your findings will be one of the bases for further treatment or
diagnosis of an injury or disease.
You will also be working with clinicians, which is why you also have to learn
how to improve your communication skills as well as your attention to details
because you will observe a lot so that you can have a glimpse on how it is to be
working as a radiographer. In the future, you will be able to get yourself
familiar with it, so things would be easier and you can have a fulfilling career.
In the training, you will also be working and performing on many image-
guided interventions and procedures. In the process, you will further your
knowledge and skills in the field so that you can become an effective
radiographer in the future. At the end of your training, you will then have to
take and perform well on examinations, such as board-certifying exams.
Fellowship
After residency, you need to take up a subspecialty program, just like a
majority of the graduating students. They accept one to two years of a
fellowship program. You need to choose subspecialties that include
interventional radiology, musculoskeletal radiology and so on. While training,
you will have to undergo the last steps of your trainingโ€”and that is learning
of high tech and advance procedural methods or techniques in your chosen
subspecialty. And once you have completed the fellowship, you will then be
able to apply your knowledge and skills through practicing in your specialty.
Licensure
All practicing physicians should take the state licensure examination, and
radiologists are not exempted. You should have your board certification ready
before applying for a job because most employers will require that from you.
Since 2013, radiologists are required to take a two-part exam that is covering
anatomy, medicine, and physics and imaging modalities.
Additional advice
If you want to succeed in the field, you need to start building yourself up.
Students who are looking to become a part of the industry have to be
competitive in their studies. They are expected to be top performers in school
and they should possess excellent grades. You should also have to have
impressive personal statement for radiology, letters of recommendation
and USMLE scores. You should also have high academic grades, volunteer
activities or exposure in the field.
Thus, it is also advised that you have volunteering activities for exposure in
the field. Speaking of exposure, you should also look into involving yourself in
a radiology research projectโ€”which can provide you with additional
advantage.
Career Advancement
Professionals in the field earn high salaries as they progress. Many of them
are living a comfortable lifestyle as they advance in their careers. Speaking of
career advancements, you can gain new expertise and skills as you become
more and more seasoned in the field. For one, interventional radiologists who
are performing advanced procedures earn high income; thus, they are
exposed to better opportunities for growth, community outreach, research
and leadership.
In some cases, those who are in the field try other areas, leave the clinical
setting to pursue a career in teaching or in healthcare administration. As you
can see, there are many opportunities for growth and advancement for a
professional in the field. It is something that you can also enjoy once you
become a full time radiologist.
Thus, it would be wise to begin with your application early. Start looking for
possible schools where to start your journey to become a certified
radiographer in the future. Because it takes a lot of effort, dedication and hard
work before you can work as one, you should start building and equipping
yourself up with the right knowledge and skills to acquire in education.
Nevertheless, radiographers are modern heroes that can save lives of many
patients. And so if youโ€™re serious to become one, refer to this guide for an idea
on what requirements you need, characteristics to possess and training to
receive and exams to pass before becoming a radiologist.
Start your application with an impressive radiology personal statement
today!

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How to Become a Radiographer

  • 1. How Do I Become A Radiographer? Radiography is a highly rewarding field for the knowledgeable and skilled professional radiographer. It is for those who are seeking for exciting job prospects and a lucrative career. But before considering writing a radiology personal statement, what do you need to know on how to become a radiographer? Radiographers are in demand professionals across the world, such as in the United States. By being a medical technologist, you will be working with medical imaging machines or x-ray machines in order to take high quality photos to use in the diagnosis/treatment of a disease or an injury. Your role is very important because the images will be used in the subsequent treatment or course of treatment. There are two paths you can select in the field, diagnostic and therapeutic. Before one, however, you need to comply with the requirements to apply in a radiography school and one of which is the diagnostic or therapeutic radiography personal statement, which weโ€™re discussing a little bit later. Overview of activities Diagnostic radiographer, ๏‚ท Interpreting or producing body images in order to find out and diagnose illness or injury ๏‚ท Abnormality screening ๏‚ท Participating in biopsies, or the examination of tissues in order to diagnose the cause of disease, and other surgical procedures Therapeutic radiographer, ๏‚ท Assessing patients ๏‚ท Monitoring patients in the entire treatment/follow up
  • 2. ๏‚ท Planning/delivering treatment with the use of radioactive sources, including x-rays ๏‚ท Working with medical practitioners in order to plan and/or treat tissue defects and malignant tumors What attributes or skills do I need? Aside from passing the admission requirements, radiology personal statements included, you will need to possess certain characteristics to work as an effective and successful professional in the field. You need compassion and excellent interpersonal skills. You also have to train and equip yourself with scientific and technological background. You should also be accurate. There is no room for mistake in the interpretation of images, for instance. Thus, you should also know how to pay close attention to details. Aside from these things, you also have to learn how to calculate procedure timings, radiation exposure included. You should also learn how to place equipment and patient in the proper position for safety. And speaking of compassion earlier, you should learn how to communicate with patients well so that they can feel at ease when youโ€™re explaining procedures to them. And besides accuracy, you should also be competent when it comes to developing/checking the films. Are the specialists radiographers? Successful students in their applications due to their impressive papers, such as a personal statement radiology, they might be able to penetrate the dynamic field of radiology. They will become a part of highly trained and certified people who are going to work with high tech machines, including magnetic resonance imaging equipment or computerized tomography machines, among others. So in the future should you be able to work as a radiographer, you can also improve your skills and become a specialist in a specific area, such as, ๏‚ท Magnetic resonance imaging that uses 3D imagery that is utilizes a machine with a huge magnet
  • 3. ๏‚ท Angiography involves taking photos or images of the blood vessel or of the heart ๏‚ท Trauma radiography involves examinations on the injured ๏‚ท Mobile radiography that is for too ill people to attend their x-ray procedure in the hospital or facility ๏‚ท Computed tomography involves the use of 3D x-ray exam ๏‚ท Operating theater involves helping medical surgeons with a specialist imaging equipment ๏‚ท Fluoroscopy involves the use of an x-ray machine, which can peek inside the body and can project moving images So, what requirements do I need to become a radiographer? To qualify, you donโ€™t only need stellar radiography personal statements and grades, but also a full time, 3-year undergraduate degree. In some universities, though, they offer part time positions in which you have to study for 4-5 years. With a radiography program, you donโ€™t only study in lecture halls to learn theories because about 50% of the entire program requires students to work in a hospital setting to deal with patients and help doctors as well as clinicians. Remember that the degree to select should be approved by the HCPC or the Health and Care Professions Council. What to do for guidance is to proceed to the UCAS website or look for the Society of Radiographers website. Remember planning for your career requires enough time both for discovering which course is right for you as well as for visiting different universities, which are also going to require personal statement radiography. Aside from personal statement for radiology, universities also ask for varying requirements, which vary from one institution to another. Many of them will require applicants to have at least five GCEs, such as math, a science subject, English as well as equivalent or three โ€œAโ€ levelsโ€”but one of such has to be physics or biology. As you can see, you really have to prepare early to make sure you meet all these requirements as well as to have enough time in writing radiography personal statements.
  • 4. Overview of the requirements ๏‚ท Four-year course or bachelorโ€™s degree ๏‚ท Excellent GPA ๏‚ท High MCAT scores ๏‚ท Letters of recommendations ๏‚ท Leadership experiences ๏‚ท Volunteer activities ๏‚ท Clinical or basic research exposure Radiology Personal Statements Remember your therapeutic or diagnostic radiography personal statement is one of the bases on which the admissions decide whether to know you further for an interview or not. Thus, it would be wise to give your best shot in this paper, which is why youโ€™re encouraged to come up with several drafts early on so that you will still have enough time to make revisions until you perfected the most satisfying paper for submission. Observation visit Before you could work as a radiographer, you also need to show proof of at least a visit and observation in the radiography department of a hospital in your community. Thus, you should contact them to find out if you could come and observe during an open day so that you can look around and learn how radiographers work. In the process, you will also be able to ask important questions. Funding If you are concerned about funding, you should not. There is different funding to apply to when applying in a university. You can get support for your degree via one of the NHS bursaries, which can help with your course fees as well as your living cost. Although they will not be able to cover 100% o the cost, they
  • 5. will be able to help you reduce a significant amount of money when taking up radiography. When you become accepted in a medical school, you should complete your degree and keep high grades/excellent records. While studying in the medical school, you will learn many branches of science, including pathophysiology, pharmacology, physiology, anatomy and other sciences. All these are expected from graduating students. Also, you need to study hard and perform well in the licensing exam called the United States Medical Licensing Examinationsโ€”both steps 1 and 2. In your last year in the medical school, you need to look for and apply for a training program of radiology if you want to become a radiologist in the future. You will receive your MD degree during your graduation in the medical school, and then you will be able to apply for a medical license. If you have obtained your license, you will be considered as a doctor. But then, real hands-on training should start, and as a resident in radiology (internship), you will be practicing both or either surgery or general medicine. You will also have to take care of patients in the inpatient or outpatient settings or emergency department. Specialty During the training, you will be a resident in the hospital, days and nights, so you should also prepare yourself for that. You will also be able to interpret a different imaging study that is why you need accuracy in this field. Again, there is no room for mistake when it comes to interpreting images or studies because your findings will be one of the bases for further treatment or diagnosis of an injury or disease. You will also be working with clinicians, which is why you also have to learn how to improve your communication skills as well as your attention to details because you will observe a lot so that you can have a glimpse on how it is to be working as a radiographer. In the future, you will be able to get yourself familiar with it, so things would be easier and you can have a fulfilling career.
  • 6. In the training, you will also be working and performing on many image- guided interventions and procedures. In the process, you will further your knowledge and skills in the field so that you can become an effective radiographer in the future. At the end of your training, you will then have to take and perform well on examinations, such as board-certifying exams. Fellowship After residency, you need to take up a subspecialty program, just like a majority of the graduating students. They accept one to two years of a fellowship program. You need to choose subspecialties that include interventional radiology, musculoskeletal radiology and so on. While training, you will have to undergo the last steps of your trainingโ€”and that is learning of high tech and advance procedural methods or techniques in your chosen subspecialty. And once you have completed the fellowship, you will then be able to apply your knowledge and skills through practicing in your specialty. Licensure All practicing physicians should take the state licensure examination, and radiologists are not exempted. You should have your board certification ready before applying for a job because most employers will require that from you. Since 2013, radiologists are required to take a two-part exam that is covering anatomy, medicine, and physics and imaging modalities. Additional advice If you want to succeed in the field, you need to start building yourself up. Students who are looking to become a part of the industry have to be competitive in their studies. They are expected to be top performers in school and they should possess excellent grades. You should also have to have impressive personal statement for radiology, letters of recommendation and USMLE scores. You should also have high academic grades, volunteer activities or exposure in the field. Thus, it is also advised that you have volunteering activities for exposure in the field. Speaking of exposure, you should also look into involving yourself in
  • 7. a radiology research projectโ€”which can provide you with additional advantage. Career Advancement Professionals in the field earn high salaries as they progress. Many of them are living a comfortable lifestyle as they advance in their careers. Speaking of career advancements, you can gain new expertise and skills as you become more and more seasoned in the field. For one, interventional radiologists who are performing advanced procedures earn high income; thus, they are exposed to better opportunities for growth, community outreach, research and leadership. In some cases, those who are in the field try other areas, leave the clinical setting to pursue a career in teaching or in healthcare administration. As you can see, there are many opportunities for growth and advancement for a professional in the field. It is something that you can also enjoy once you become a full time radiologist. Thus, it would be wise to begin with your application early. Start looking for possible schools where to start your journey to become a certified radiographer in the future. Because it takes a lot of effort, dedication and hard work before you can work as one, you should start building and equipping yourself up with the right knowledge and skills to acquire in education. Nevertheless, radiographers are modern heroes that can save lives of many patients. And so if youโ€™re serious to become one, refer to this guide for an idea on what requirements you need, characteristics to possess and training to receive and exams to pass before becoming a radiologist. Start your application with an impressive radiology personal statement today!