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32121 – 医疗放射技师
医学放射技师使用辐射和电磁来生成身体结构图像以诊断和治疗损伤和疾病,并使用放射治疗设备进行放射治疗。他们受雇于医院、癌症治疗中心、诊所、放射实验室、学院和大学。作为主管或讲师的医疗放射技师包括在本单元组中。
标题索引
- 近距离治疗技师
- 首席放射技师
- 首席放疗技师
- 计算机断层扫描 (CT) 技师
- 影像诊断技师
- 诊断医学放射技师
- 放射诊断技师
- 诊断放射技师
- 放射诊断技师
- 放射诊断技师
- 剂量师
- 磁共振成像 (MRI) 技师
- 磁共振技师
- 乳腺摄影技师
- 乳腺摄影技师
- 医学影像技师 - 核医学
- 医学影像技师 - 放射诊断
- 医疗放射技师 (MRT)
- 医疗放射技师 - 加拿大武装部队
- 医疗放射技师主管
- 医学放射技师
- 核磁共振成像 (NMRI) 技师
- 核医学首席技师
- 核医学临床协调员
- 核医学临床讲师
- 核医学主管
- 核医学技术协调员
- 核医学技术总监
- 核医学技术员
- 核医学技师
- 核医学技师主管
- 肿瘤技师
- 正电子发射断层扫描 (PET) 技师
- 放射肿瘤学模拟器技师
- 放射肿瘤学技术员
- 放射肿瘤技师
- 放射技师 - 癌症治疗
- 放射技师 - 肿瘤学
- 放射治疗师
- 放射治疗师主管
- 放射治疗首席技师
- 放射治疗临床协调员
- 放射治疗临床讲师
- 放射治疗技术协调员
- 放射治疗技师 (RTT)
- 射线照相技师
- 射线照相首席技师
- 放射学临床协调员
- 放射学临床讲师
- 射线照相主管
- 射线照相技术协调员
- 射线照相技术总监
- 射线照相技师
- 射线照相技师主管
- 放射性同位素技术员
- 放射性同位素技师
- 放射技师
- 放射技师
- 放射技师
- 放疗技师
- 放疗技师
- 注册放射技师
- 核医学注册技师 (RTNM)
- 注册放射治疗技师
- 注册射线照相技师 (RTR)
- 高级放疗技师
- 治疗放射技师
- X射线(放射学)技术员
- X 光机操作员 - 医疗
- X光技师
主要职责
该小组履行以下部分或全部职责:
放射技师
- 操作 X 射线、射线照相和荧光透视设备、计算机断层扫描 (CT) 扫描仪和乳房 X 线照相装置,以生成人体的射线照片或解剖图像,供放射科医生诊断疾病或损伤
- 记录和处理患者数据
- 对射线照相和胶片处理设备进行基本验证和质量控制检查
- 在射线照相检查期间为患者提供适当的护理和监测
- 解释程序、定位患者和设备并应用辐射防护措施
- 可以培训和监督学生放射技师或监督其他放射技师。
核医学技师
- 为患者或生物样本准备和管理放射性药物,例如放射性核素和其他示踪剂材料
- 操作辐射检测设备,例如伽马照相机、扫描仪、闪烁计数器、断层密度计和电离室,以获取核医学医生在疾病诊断中使用的数据
- 使用放射性物质对血液、尿液和粪便等生物标本进行诊断程序
- 程序的记录和处理结果
- 检查设备以确保正常运行
- 在检查期间为患者提供适当的护理和监测
- 采取辐射防护措施
- 可以培训和监督学生核医学技术人员或监督其他核医学技术人员。
放射治疗师
- 操作直线加速器、钴 60、X 射线和其他放射治疗设备,以执行放射肿瘤学家规定的放射治疗
- 检查放射治疗设备以确保正常运行
- 协助放射肿瘤学家和临床物理学家制定放射治疗计划
- 协助制备钴、镭、铯和同位素等密封放射性物质以及石膏模型和丙烯酸模具等装置的建造,以协助实施放射治疗
- 在整个治疗过程中为患者的身心健康提供适当的护理和监测
- 解释辐射的程序和副作用
- 可以培训和监督学生放射治疗技术人员或监督其他放射治疗技术人员。
磁共振技师
- 操作磁共振成像 (MRI) 扫描仪生成人体解剖图像,供放射科医师诊断疾病或损伤
- 记录和处理患者数据
- 对磁性设备进行验证和质量控制检查
- 安全筛查所有患者是否存在可能伤害患者或将患者排除在检查之外的禁忌症
- 在磁共振成像 (MRI) 检查期间为患者提供适当的护理和监测
- 管理并遵循进入磁力室的必要安全预防措施,以保护他们自己、患者、他们的同事、医疗团队的其他成员以及可能在场的任何其他个人
- 可以培训和监督学生磁共振技师或监督其他磁共振技师。
就业要求
- 完成两到三年的大学或其他经批准的放射诊断或磁共振成像(放射技师和磁共振技师)、核医学技术(核医学技师)或放射治疗(放射治疗师)课程,或需要放射照相学、核医学或放射治疗的健康科学学士学位和一段时间的监督实践培训。
- 磁共振技师需要完成磁共振成像的研究生证书课程。
- 新斯科舍省、新不伦瑞克省、魁北克省、安大略省、萨斯喀彻温省和艾伯塔省需要监管机构的许可。
- 纽芬兰和拉布拉多、爱德华王子岛、曼尼托巴和西北地区需要成为省级协会的会员。
- 除魁北克省和不列颠哥伦比亚省外,所有省份都需要加拿大医学放射技师协会的认证。
附加信息
- 主管和讲师需要有医疗放射技师的经验。
- 核磁共振技师被包括在魁北克的放射技师中。
- 放射治疗师可能专注于剂量测定、立体定位、计算机断层扫描 (CT) 模拟或近距离放射治疗等领域。
- 放射技师可能专注于计算机断层扫描、血管造影、乳房 X 线照相或介入放射学等领域。
- 未经进一步培训,四类医疗放射技师之间不存在流动性。
排除
- 心脏病技师和电生理诊断技师(32123)
- 医学化验师(32120)
- 医学超声医师 ( 32122)
- 其他医疗技师和技术员(32129)
- 药房技术员(32124)
- 呼吸治疗师、临床灌注师和心肺技师 ( 32103)
- 动物卫生技师和兽医技师(32104)
English
32121 – Medical radiation technologists
Medical radiation technologists use radiation and electromagnetism to produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease and use radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment. They are employed in hospitals, cancer treatment centres, clinics, radiological laboratories, colleges and universities. Medical radiation technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group.
Index of titles
- Brachytherapy technologist
- Chief radiographer
- Chief radiotherapy technologist
- Computed tomography (CT) technologist
- Diagnostic imaging technologist
- Diagnostic medical radiation technologist
- Diagnostic radiography technologist
- Diagnostic radiological technician
- Diagnostic radiological technologist
- Diagnostic radiology technologist
- Dosimetrist
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist
- Magnetic resonance technologist
- Mammography technician
- Mammography technologist
- Medical imaging technologist - nuclear medicine
- Medical imaging technologist - radiodiagnosis
- Medical radiation technologist (MRT)
- Medical radiation technologists - Canadian armed forces
- Medical radiation technologists supervisor
- Medical radiographer
- Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) technologist
- Nuclear medicine chief technologist
- Nuclear medicine clinical coordinator
- Nuclear medicine clinical instructor
- Nuclear medicine supervisor
- Nuclear medicine technical coordinator
- Nuclear medicine technical director
- Nuclear medicine technician
- Nuclear medicine technologist
- Nuclear medicine technologists supervisor
- Oncology technologist
- Positron-emission tomography (PET) technologist
- Radiation oncology simulator technologist
- Radiation oncology technician
- Radiation oncology technologist
- Radiation technologist - cancer therapy
- Radiation technologist - oncology
- Radiation therapist
- Radiation therapists supervisor
- Radiation therapy chief technologist
- Radiation therapy clinical coordinator
- Radiation therapy clinical instructor
- Radiation therapy technical coordinator
- Radiation therapy technologist (RTT)
- Radiographic technologist
- Radiography chief technologist
- Radiography clinical coordinator
- Radiography clinical instructor
- Radiography supervisor
- Radiography technical coordinator
- Radiography technical director
- Radiography technologist
- Radiography technologists supervisor
- Radioisotope technician
- Radioisotope technologist
- Radiological technician
- Radiological technologist
- Radiology technologist
- Radiotherapy technician
- Radiotherapy technologist
- Registered radiology technologist
- Registered technologist in nuclear medicine (RTNM)
- Registered technologist in radiation therapy
- Registered technologist in radiography (RTR)
- Senior radiation therapy technologist
- Therapeutic radiological technician
- X-ray (radiology) technician
- X-ray machine operator - medical
- X-ray technician
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Radiological technologists
- Operate X-ray, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment, computerized tomography (CT) scanners and mammography units to produce radiographs or anatomic images of the human body for the diagnosis by radiologists of disease or injury
- Record and process patient data
- Perform basic verification and quality control checks on radiographic and film processing equipment
- Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the radiographic examination
- Explain procedures, position patient and equipment and apply radiation protection measures
- May train and supervise student radiographers or supervise other radiological technologists.
Nuclear medicine technologists
- Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, such as radionuclides and other tracer materials to patients or to biological samples
- Operate radiation detection equipment, such as gamma cameras, scanners, scintillation counters, tomodensitometers and ionization chambers, to acquire data for use by nuclear medicine physicians in the diagnosis of disease
- Perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive materials on biological specimens, such as blood, urine and faeces
- Record and process results of procedures
- Check equipment to ensure proper operation
- Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the examination
- Apply radiation protection measures
- May train and supervise student nuclear medicine technologists or supervise other nuclear medicine technologists.
Radiation therapists
- Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists
- Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation
- Assist radiation oncologists and clinical physicists with preparation of radiation treatment plan
- Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes and the construction of devices such as plaster casts and acrylic moulds to assist with administration of radiation treatment
- Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient's physical and psychological well-being during the entire course of treatment
- Explain procedures and side effects of radiation
- May train and supervise student radiotherapy technologists or supervise other radiotherapy technologists.
Magnetic resonance technologists
- Operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to produce anatomic images of the human body for diagnosis by radiologists of disease or injury
- Record and process patient data
- Perform verification and quality control checks on magnet equipment
- Safety screen all patients for contra-indicators present that could harm the patient or would exclude the patient from having the examination
- Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination
- Administer and follow the necessary safety precautions for entry to the magnet room to protect themselves, the patient, their colleagues, other members of the health care team and any other individuals who may be present
- May train and supervise student magnetic resonance technologists or supervise other magnetic resonance technologists.
Employment requirements
- Completion of a two- to three-year college or other approved program in diagnostic radiography or magnetic resonance imaging (for radiological technologists and magnetic resonance technologists), nuclear medicine technology (for nuclear medicine technologists) or radiation therapy (for radiation therapists) or a bachelor of health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy and a period of supervised practical training are required.
- Magnetic resonance technologists require completion of a graduate certificate program in magnetic resonance imaging.
- Licensure with a regulatory body is required in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- Membership with a provincial association is required in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Northwest Territories.
- Certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is required in all provinces except Quebec and British Columbia.
Additional information
- Experience as a medical radiation technologist is required for supervisors and instructors.
- Magnetic resonance technologists are included in radiological technologists in Quebec.
- Radiation therapists may specialize in areas such as dosimetry, stereotaxy, computed tomography (CT) simulation or brachytherapy.
- Radiological technologists may specialize in areas such as computerized tomography, angiography, mammography or interventional radiology.
- There is no mobility between the four types of medical radiation technologists without further training.
Exclusions
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (32123)
- Medical laboratory technologists (32120)
- Medical sonographers (32122)
- Other medical technologists and technicians (32129)
- Pharmacy technicians (32124)
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (32103)
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (32104)