| Not everyone wants to spend thirteen years finishing | | | | candidate for a radiology tech school. Besides, it never |
| college, medical school, and completing a residency to | | | | hurts to receive more training regardless of your |
| become a radiologist. If you're still interested in working | | | | current job. Usually, the more education you receive, |
| in the radiological field then you're in luck. That's | | | | the more responsibility, freedom, and options you'll have |
| because becoming a radiology technician doesn't take | | | | while you're working. |
| nearly as much education. Depending on what type of | | | | A radiology technician has different responsibilities than |
| certification or degree you choose to obtain, the | | | | a radiologist of course. You have a more hands-on |
| training to become a radiology tech normally takes | | | | role in the health care system since you'll prepare and |
| between one and four years if you're taking classes | | | | position the patients, operate the machines that take |
| as a full-time student. | | | | X-Rays and MRIs, and initially look at the results. |
| Although it doesn't take as long to finish the education | | | | Helping maintain those expensive imaging machines, |
| needed for radiology techs, that doesn't mean you | | | | performing administrative tasks like writing reports on |
| shouldn't take the preparation seriously. The demand | | | | the procedures performed, and working as part of a |
| and compensation for radiologists and radiology | | | | larger team are also a part of the job. Because you're |
| technicians is high but getting into radiology school for | | | | directly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of |
| either is competitive. Doing well in basic courses in | | | | patients, other health care professionals, including |
| science, like chemistry and physics, and in math, like | | | | radiologists, depend on the accuracy and quality of |
| algebra and trigonometry, should provide a solid | | | | your work. |
| foundation for a radiology tech school. | | | | Radiology is a growing field that has a place for you |
| It's okay if you've been out of school for a while too. In | | | | whatever your goals are. Working as a radiology tech |
| fact, if you're already working in the medical field, | | | | is rewarding and has a bright future for motivated |
| maybe as a nurse or a nursing assistant at a hospital | | | | individuals. So why are you waiting? |
| or a clinic, then you might already be an attractive | | | | |