X-Ray Technician Training Is A Path To A Good Future |
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By Martin A. David
martin.david@hqpublications.com
Healthcare Programs Columnist
X-ray technicians have the training to look right through human bodies. What they see and photograph enables doctors end suffering and to save lives.
We all grow up wondering how things work and how they look inside. Every child goes through a long phase of being curious about what is going on inside the human body. If you enter a career as an x-ray technician, you'll spend your time finding out exactly what is going on beneath the surface.
Your x-ray technician training will give you the skills needed for working with some of the most complicated and important machinery found in any hospital. You'll learn to prepare patients for radiology sessions, how to take the x-ray photographs, how to develop the film, and how to do the preliminary interpretation of the results.
Other X-ray Technician Jobs
Of course, not all uses of x-ray equipment have to do with the medical profession. Your x-ray technician education can lead you into a number of interesting careers. You may choose to take x-ray technician courses that lead you into some of the many industry x-ray applications.
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Manufacturing
X-ray technology is often part of the quality assurance program applied by manufacturers of anything from fine watches to locomotives.
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Safety Inspections
Cracks and other flaws in machine parts or structural components can be very dangerous if not detected. People with x-ray technician training are often the ones who discover these potential hazards.
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Security
X-ray has become an important way of detecting another hazard. As international criminals attempt to disrupt civilized life by smuggling bombs and weapons onto public transportation and into public places, there is more and more need for people with the kind of knowledge gained through an x-ray technician education.
About the Author
Martin A. David consults as a Senior Technical Writer for a number of Silicon Valley firms. He is also a translator, specializing in Danish, French and Spanish literary works. He has written numerous feature articles for publications including the Los Angeles Times. He has also published a novel, and a non-fiction book in the area of dance. Martin earned his B.A. in Liberal Arts from Brooklyn College in his native New York. He currently chairs the Santa Clara Cultural Advisory Commission in Santa Clara, California.
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