Top Facts About Radiology

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Top Facts About Radiology
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What is radiology?

• Radiology is the science of high-energy
  radiation, and the study of the sources of
  radiations and the physical, biologic, and
  chemical effect of these radiation. Radiology
  the term generally refers to diagnosis
  treatment of disease.

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Are radiologists a doctor?

• Yes, radiologists are in fact MDs or medical
  doctors, or DOs or doctor of osteopathic
  medicine.
• DOs at Las Vegas radiology are doctors who
  specialize in diagnosis and treatment of diseases
  as well as injuries using various medical imaging
  techniques including x-rays, magnetic resonance
  imaging or MRI, nuclear medicine, computed
  tomography or CT, ultrasound, and positron
  emission tomography or PET.

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• In order to become a radiologist, one needs to
  graduate from an accredited medical school, pass
  licensing examinations, and further complete a
  residency program of not less than 4 years.
• Radiologists often go through a fellowship
  program as well, 1-2 additional years for
  specialized straining in specific sub-specialty
  of radiology, like cardiovascular radiology,
  nuclear medicine, and breast imaging.
• For instance, in order to be qualified to
  perform CT scan Las Vegas, one needs to
  subspecialize in computed tomography.

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What role does a radiologist has in ones health
care?

• A radiologist acts as a specialist, expert
  consultant that the referring physician (or any
  other doctor who has referred you to that
  radiology clinic or department for testing) by
  helping you choose the proper examination and
  screening and interpret the results, and further
  using that results in your health care.
• Radiologists may recommend additional scans and
  treatments when it is necessary. They also direct
  the radiology technologists (the personnel who is
  involved with operating the equipment) in
  performing the exams in a proper manner.

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What are some common radiological procedures?

• Some of the most common and popular radiological
  procedures include x-ray, CT scan, mammogram Las
  Vegas, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.

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• In x-ray, a kind of electro-magnetic radiation is
  passed through ones body so as to create 2-D
  images of a region of the body or a specific body
  part.
• X-ray is highly useful for detection of bone or
  muscle problems including cracked or broken
  bones, and muscle injury. Mammogram is a very
  common form of x-ray technology.
• CT scan can be considered a more advanced form of
  x-ray that used x-ray itself in addition with
  sophisticated computer technology in order to
  create multiple 2-D images so as to further
  create a 3-D image of the body part or region. CT
  scans are used as a popular means of detecting
  heart disease, aneurysm, and cancer.

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• MRI or magnetic resonance imaging uses magnetic
  fields to create detailed images of soft tissue,
  organs, body and the other body parts. It is used
  in detection of diseases related to the nervous
  system, heart, joints, and cancer.

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How much of radiation exposure is too much?

• No firm answer to this question is available yet.
  But it is important that doctors prescribe only
  what is necessary, avoiding overuse and also
  using imaging procedures in a safe manner for
  health care. how much radiation is enough depends
  on ones medical need.

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