Author: Cheryl Young, Radiation Therapy Program Director | Editor: Cindy Chamberlin, Content Specialist Radiation Therapy, defined by educators Perez and Brady (2008),1 is a clinical modality utilizing ionizing radiation to treat cancer and other benign diseases. It is a field that uses evolving technologies coupled with exact procedures centered around compassionate care for patients. Radiation […]

An excellent X-ray Technology program trains students in core areas, including proper radiographic positioning, patient care, radiation protection, and image production. Not all, but some schools recommend prospective students take additional classes. These can sometimes include subjects in: Algebra English Written/Oral Communication Arts/Humanities Information Systems Social/Behavioral Sciences Natural Sciences. One, Algebra Most students have heard […]

Do you see yourself in the healthcare industry yet don’t want to commit to long years of schooling? A profession as a Limited X-ray Technician with Medical Assistant Skills training may be just the fit. Gaining skills in this field can allow one to enter the medical world and begin working sooner rather than later. […]

When your Uncle Frank said the doctor ordered an ultrasound to assess his gallstones, you thought perhaps Frank’s hearing was a bit off. But, you soon realized ultrasounds had other uses beyond your baby’s first black-and-white prenatal picture. Then, when your friendly neighbor underwent an ultrasound to locate her ever-present joint inflammation, you recognized the […]

  The first rung in becoming an Ultrasound Technologist is to complete an official sonography course, meeting specific educational requirements toward one’s educational goals. Ultrasound programs and their academic trajectories vary from certificate and associate to bachelor degrees. All programs consist of didactic classroom instruction and clinical, providing students with opportunities within medical settings. These […]

  X-ray Technicians and Radiologic Technologists work in health and wellness places. Both carry out imaging procedures. Each goes to school and studies technology and allied healthcare. What, then, are their key differences? This article explores some of the similarities and differences between these two professionals. Education Similarities Both roles require secondary education. Primarily, each […]

The first rung in becoming an ultrasound technologist is to complete an official sonography course, meeting specific educational requirements toward one’s educational goals. Ultrasound programs and their academic trajectories vary from certificate to associate and bachelor degrees. All programs consist of didactic classroom instruction paired with clinicals providing students opportunities within medical settings. These include […]

If you are interested in ultrasound courses, you should know that Medical Ultrasound Schools (or Sonography schools) provide such studies. These studies are, in most cases, for certification and associate degrees in ultrasound technology. The difference between ultrasound technology and the traditional x-ray is that the first one is used for seeing muscles and generally […]

To obtain your sonography license, you have to go through the proper training and sonography classes. You will also have additional hands-on training that must be completed to certify you for the sonography license. Sonography courses are not easy to go through. They require a lot of time and commitment. Before committing to getting your sonography […]

Diagnostic medical sonography involves visual images of organs and tissues deep inside the human body using ultrasound waves. Anyone taking a diagnostic medical sonography program learns to use specialized equipment and other diagnostic techniques to collect information on the physiological, pathological, and anatomical state. Specialized physicians then use the data collected by a sonographer to […]

To acquire your ultrasound certification, you have to go through certain training levels and courses to qualify to take the examination. Different ultrasound schools will have various ultrasound courses unique to the particular type of concentration in ultrasound that students decide to take. Depending on the particular concentration of ultrasound you seek to pursue, several […]

Diagnostic medical sonography is a procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce visual images of organs or blood flow or tissues inside the body. The entire medical procedure is known as a sonogram. Although commonly known as diagnostic medical sonography, there are several areas of specialization inside the field. They include specialists in the […]