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Evelyn
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What makes you successful Radiology Technician?
I am currently a 17 year old senior in East Hall High school ready to start my Radiology career. #Fall25 #Radiology
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Catherine O
Computed Tomography Technologist/Radiologic Technologist RT(R)(CT)
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**Technicians are the people we call to fix our equipment. As a technologist I scan or image the patients. Most jobs require you do a X-ray program from a community college at the bare minimum to obtain an associates. I personally got a bachelors since it pays more in my area and allows me to potentially work in management. They no longer do certification through onsite hospital training for X-ray unless you are enrolled with a college X-ray program. You would need to find a school that offers it and apply there. For the ARRT (Credentialing organization) you need 24 continuing education credits every 2 years to stay certified with them plus my own state has extra regulations to keep my state license for my job. Also with ARRT you need to take an exam every 10 Years to make sure you’re continuing your understanding of Imaging and keeping up to date on the field. Different jobs also have more requirements that need to be met to continue working for them. Your best bet is to go look at schools near you that offer it and find out as much information as you can and what the requirements are to graduate.
Look into community colleges near you
Look into what your state/country/ requires
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Your advice was so helpful!
Evelyn
Also, be open to trying new modalities and as a student don’t say “no I already did that exam” or “I already have it signed off”. The techs are willing to help if you put in the effort and if you make a great impression they can actually end up helping you in the future with jobs or references. As a student remember that when you are at clinic it is just a long job interview so try to put your best foot forward and it will help you in the long run. Confidence comes the longer you work in the field. It takes a couple months to get fully comfortable/confident after you graduate, that is normal. Just keep doing what you were trained to do and you will do great!
Catherine O