From medical physics expert to radiographer
11 of the 55 essential skills of a radiographer are already essential for a medical physics expert — about 20% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 44
- would be new
- 20%
- of the target job covered
- 55
- essential skills of a radiographer
What a radiographer does
Radiographers use a range of technologies to examine, treat and care for patients. They work in the fields of Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine and apply ionising radiation, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radioactive sources.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply radiation protection procedures
- calculate exposure to radiation
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow clinical guidelines
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- scientific research methodology
What would be new
44 skillsEssential for a radiographer and not for a medical physics expert. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiological health sciences
- communicate in healthcare
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- deal with emergency care situations
- determine imaging techniques to be performed
- develop new imaging techniques
- empathise with the healthcare user
- evidence-based radiography practice
- first aid
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- healthcare data systems
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare suppliers
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret requests for imaging examinations
- listen actively
- maintain imaging equipment
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage radiology information system
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- medical terminology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- paediatrics
- pathology
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- provide information
- provide psychological support to patients
- psychology
and 4 more
Other moves from medical physics expert
2 roles- diagnostic radiographer13 skills in common
- nuclear medicine radiographer10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a radiographer?
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