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PINKPIGGY
29-03-2005, 04:34 PM
Can anybody tell me more about this course?

PINKPIGGY
01-04-2005, 12:21 PM
Radiography: :oops:
Radiotherapy and electrotherapy are important tools in the treatment and diagnosis of a large number of diseases, including cancer, tumors and ulcers. Thus, radiography as a profession is gaining prominence.
The work of a radiographer is both diagnostic and therapeutic in nature. Radiographer's work with medically qualified radiologists and take X-ray photographs to assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and injuries. They also operate ultrasound and other high -tech equipment. Moreover, they assist qualified radiologists in the treatment, usually of malignant diseases, by means of radiation.
There are few sub categories of a radiologist. For example, radio diagnosis is used in diagnosing the patients' illness with the help of X-ray photographs, the ultrasound and other such equipment. Similarly, radiotherapist treat the patient's illness by using radioisotopes.