A radiologist is a medical doctor who done medical school and obtained specialized training in obtaining and interpreting medical images using x-rays (radiographs, CT, fluoroscopy), radioactive substances (nuclear medicine), sound waves (ultrasound) or magnets (MRI).
Almost all doctors examine patients, attain medical histories, diagnose illnesses, and prescribe and deal with injury or disease. A radiologist connects your medical image to other examinations and tests, suggests further examinations or treatments, and talks with the doctor who sent you for your exam, Radiologists additionally treat diseases by way of the capacity of radiation (radiation oncology or nuclear medicine) or minimally invasive, image-guided surgery (interventional radiology).
A radiologist needs to first graduate from a qualified medical school, earn an MD or DO degree, pass a licensing examination, perform a year of internship, and complete a minimum of four years of graduate medical education (residency) in radiology. After residency, these medical doctors can also select a fellowship program and sub-specialize in one or more areas of radiology.
A radiologist can also additionally specialize in one or more radiology subspecialties. These include:
A diagnostic medical physicist is a trained and qualified medical physicist who works with radiologists and other physicians on image modalities like CT (computed tomography), x-rays (radiography), fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
As an essential part of the imaging team, the diagnostic medical physicist grows and guides quality control programs that make sure imaging equipment and procedures are safe, suits with many regulatory and accrediting agency requirements, and give images of the highest quality.
Diagnostic medical physicists operate radiation dose calculations and frequently consult on the patient or personnel radiation dose and associated risks. They additionally act as a resource for physicians and technologists, supporting them better understand the technical aspects of imaging approaches so that they can utilise them most effectively.