Radiologist

Explaining procedures to patients and answering questions.

Preparing equipment for use as needed.

Preparing examination rooms for patient exams.

Positioning patients for imaging exams.

Monitoring patients during exams.

Documenting information with computers.

Reporting important information to the physician.

Ensuring safety of patients during exams.

Producing diagnostic images of breast tissue.

Using sound waves to obtain images of organs and tissues in the body.

Administering targeted doses of radiation to the patient’s body to treat cancer or other diseases.

Administering trace amounts of radiopharmaceuticals to a patient to obtain functional information about organs, tissues and bone.

Measuring bone mineral density at a specific anatomical site.

Expertise on X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, and MRIs and using them to treat health problems in patients. Radiologists perform image-guided procedures but do not normally handle the general medical needs of a patient.