About the Professions

Medical imaging technologists may do some or all of the following:

• provide information to patients about what will happen during their examinations
• prepare patients and equipment for examinations
• produce diagnostic images for diagnosis of injuries or possible diseases
• prepare and administer radioactive materials (tracers) or x-ray dye to patients
• check the quality of images taken
• write reports
• perform quality assurance testing on equipment.

Radiation therapists may do some or all of the following:

• work with radiation oncologists (cancer specialists) to plan and deliver treatment
• use computed tomography (CT) scans, computer programmes and clinical information to plan radiation treatment
• make immobilisation devices, such as masks, to help patients lie still during treatment
• build rapport and communicate with patients during treatment
• deliver radiation treatment using high energy x-ray machines (linear accelerators)
• educate people about radiation therapy and its side effects.