Medical Radiation Practitioner
including diagnostic radiographers, nuclear medicine technologists and radiation therapists
Medical radiation practitioners operate X-ray and other radiation producing and imaging equipment for diagnostic, monitoring and treatment purposes under the direction of radiologists and other medical practitioners. A medical radiation practitioner can provide the following treatment:
-receive referrals from medical practitioners to perform medical imaging and radiation treatment of patients -determine the appropriate equipment to use, such as X-ray equipment, radiation scanners, fluoroscopes, ultrasound equipment, nuclear instrumentation, angiography equipment and computed tomography (CT) equipment, and selecting the appropriate equipment settings to provide the diagnostic information requested by medical practitioners.
