A technician who uses different technological applications and x-rays to identify, track and diagnose diseases and illness in the human body is called radiologist technician. This is one of the most reputed professions in the medicine. A radiologist has several responsibilities like developing x-rays to managing administration and planning departmental works. The technician works together with the physician to prepare and develop x-rays and reports. The radiologists track the diseases properly and communicate accordingly to the physician. He also communicates with the patients and educates the patients about the procedure. Necessary instructions such as removal of metal from the body while taking the x-rays are informed to the patients prior to taking x-rays.
It is also the duty of the technicians to take proper care of the lab equipments. The technician preserves the medical records that are related to the tests and diagnosis of the patients received for the physician. He coordinates with other senior radiologist to confirm the disease of the patients. Managing daily schedules, accounts, preparing purchase orders for the lab equipments forms a major job of the technicians. The radiology technician job is a highly specialized job and needs precise training. The course and the training programs are governed by the American Registry of Radiology Technologists. There are many institutes with this certification and offers different programs like the certificate course, associate degree and one year certificate programs.
Most of the technicians go for the associate degree programs because it is mostly preferred by the employers and have high pay packages. According to a survey, the highest average salary of the technician is about $90,000 per year while the lowest salary of for the fresher is about $55,000 per year. The pay depends more on the experience rather than the degree or education. The more experience the more salary one is likely to earn. With the demand for radiation technologist in future, one can expect more demand in the future as well as an increase in salary.
