Joined: 07 Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Location: florence ms
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:23 am Post subject: new to this... help me out please
hey guys i am starting school at the end of the month and im majoring in radiology. i want to do ultrasounds and i was just hoping that maybe somebody can give me a bit of an out look on this. i dont really know exactly how difficult this is or what its going to be like and im nervous so any response will help!!! thanks guys
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Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 1047 Location: New Haven, CT
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:19 am Post subject:
Radiography and ultrasonography are not the same thing. If you are starting a program in radiography with a goal of becoming a certified radiographer, this will not make it possible for you to perform ultrasound.
Ultrasound is a distinct field, and has it's own educational path. Ultrasonography does not use radiation, but sound waves. Just like radiography, it is physically and mentally demanding. Much more so than radiography, good diagnognostic ultrasound is incredibly operator-dependant - i have a lot of respect for talented sonographers.
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end of the month and im majoring in radiology. i want to do ultrasounds and i was just hoping that maybe somebody can give me a bit of an out look on this. i dont really know exactly how difficult this is or what its going to be like and im nervous so any response will help!!! thanks guys