Medical Imaging Professionals
ANZSCO 2512
26,000
36%
76%
$2,360
36 yrs
Growing
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Medical Imaging Professionals is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
Courses linked to this job include Graduate Diploma of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (General Discipline).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.
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About this career
Medical Imaging Professionals 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.
What they typically do
- Receiving referrals from medical practitioners to perform medical imaging and radiation treatment of patients
- Determining 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
- Calculating details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure to radiation, size and strength of dosage of isotopes, and settings of recording equipment
- Explaining procedures to patients and answering patients' inquiries about processes
- Ensuring patients' welfare during procedures
- Positioning patients, screens and equipment preparatory to procedures
- Viewing the screen and deciding if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, and selecting images to show medical practitioners
- Conveying findings of procedures to medical practitioners
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Medical Imaging Professionals.
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Graduate Diploma of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (General Discipline)
11129NAT · AQF 8 · 0 providers