Glossary

Anaphylactic shock

A sudden, severe allergic reaction characterized by a sharp drop in blood pressure, urticaria, and breathing difficulties that is caused by exposure to a foreign substance.

Aseptic

Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.

Catheter

A thin tube that can be inserted in the body to treat dideases or perform a surgical precedure.

Compensating filter

    A device, such as a wedge of aluminum, clay, or plastic, that is placed over a body area during radiography to compensate for differences in radiopacity.

Computer programming

Is a process that leads from an original formulation of a computing problem to executable programs.

   

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.

Disease

A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, esp. one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.

Infectious disease

Disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

Pad

A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.

Pathology

The science of the causes and effects of diseases, esp. the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

Prescription

An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.

Private hospital

A hospital similar to a group hospital except that it is controlled by a single practitioner or by the practitioner and the associates in his or her office.

Radiation

It's a process in which electromagnetic waves (EMR) travel through a vacuum or through matter-containing media; the existence of a media to propagate the waves is not required.

Radio wave

Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum longer than infrared light.

Radiopharmacology

It's the study and preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, which are radioactive pharmaceuticals

Stretcher

A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead.

Sterile field

A specified area, such as within a tray or on asterile towel, that is considered free of microorganisms

Technologist

Engineer: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

Wheelchair

A device used for mobility by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible, due to illnes or

disability.

X-ray:

A form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases.

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A Day in the Life of a Radiologic Technologist

What it's a Technologist in Medical Imaging
A technologist in Diagnostic Imaging takes  
radiographies to allow the doctor to make the diagnostic of a pathology or diseases. In this blog post, I am going to show you a typical day of a technologist in medical imaging.

The Place
Most of the technologists work in the hospitable environment. A technologist can work on the private, on the public, in doctor's office or in the laboratory.

The Context
An important thing to know about the job technologist in medical imaging it is that they spend all the day up. They walk to bring patients in their room or to go see the radiologist. Also, he often has to lift some patient to bring them on the radiology's table or just to replace them in their stretchers. The medical technician has several manners to protect  themselves, whether it is to protect of the X-ray or some contagious diseases which the patients can have.

The Function
Every day, the technologist receives requests for every patient where it is indicated what he has to X-ray and other information concerning the patient. Then, the technologist goes see the patient and makes him the necessary preparation for the examination that the doctor asked him to do. Afterward, he uses the appropriates machines to take the radiographies. Furthermore, the technologist makes sure that the images are beautiful and that we see all which was asked and send them to the doctor so he can make the diagnostic. In a day, the medical technician has to redo the same thing for all the patients on the schedule and when he has no more patient he has to do the cleaning in these papers and cleans the radiography's room. It's important to have exact information concerning which body part we have scan for the diagnosis.

The Abilities to Be a Good Technologist
The technologist must understand how the machines work to be able to take the images properly. The health is paramount to this job because the technologist works all day up and work really hard.

The Schedule
Most technologists work 8 hours per day, but sometimes they have to stay longer because there may be an accident or another technologist can arrive late so he has to work more hours. When you are a technologist you can work during the day, the evening or during the night. Furthermore, medical technician can work during the week-end. 

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How to Have a Professional Development

Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists

The Canadian association of medical radiation technologists (CAMRT) was based in 1942. This association includes radiological, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging technologists and radiation therapists.  The president of de CAMRT is Deborah Murley and she occupies this post since January, 2014. She studied at the Prince Edward Island. The Chief Executive Officer of the CAMRT is François couillard and he got this post on February 2013. The committees of CAMRT are made by volunteers.

 The mission of the CAMRT is to make sure that the technologists have the skills to make their job and to take care of the patients. The CAMRT encourage the values as the integrity, the innovation and the collaboration. This assoiation makes sure of the protection of the patients and the staff.

This website is related to my field of study because it's relate to Diagnostic Imaging and because I'm going to work with the members of this association. We will be co-worker.

How to use the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists to have a professional development

In this video, I will do a walkthrough demonstrating how to have a professional development with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists website.