Radiography Roadshow 10
Transcript of Radiography Roadshow 10
St George’s Student Mentors
It’s been around for over 100 years
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That’s 1904!!
Here’s a quick explanation:
There are 2 types of Radiography
DIAGNOSTICFilm records made to visualise internal structures
THERPEUTICUsed in therapy for cancer
THERAPEUTIC Radiography
The safe and accurate planning and delivery of radiotherapy to cancer patients
First you compute the precise location of the tumour
Then you beam radiation to kill cells – this shrinks tumours and stops them growing bigger
How do they do that?
DIAGNOSTIC Radiography
Produce high quality clinical images of the patient to detect and monitor disease and the effects of trauma
They produce images that are used to diagnose injury or disease.
Can you see the nerves?
XRAY
Looks through tissue to examine bones, cavities and foreign objects
CT
Computed Tomography Creates a 3-D image which can be split into individual slices
ANGIOGRAPHY
Used to investigate blood vessels
ULTRASOUND
Uses sound waves to image babies, circulation, and other organs
BONE SCAN
Allows us to look at bones density by injecting a radioactive substance
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Builds a 2-D or 3-D map of different tissue types within the body and is very detailed
Why are her eyes covered?
Julia Knight enters A&E complaining that she has been vomiting and recently has put on weight.
Julia explains that her mother was diagnosed with a cancer in her tummy 5 years ago. She is worried that she is showing the same initial symptoms.
Left Kidney
Dye injected into the ureters going to the bladder (IVU)
This is the right side of the patient
?It’s a baby!!
Time to take a look at the images a
radiographer would take.
You will gain a challenging yet rewarding career within the NHS
Work with patients and members of the healthcare team to make a difference
3 Years – its practical, and its enjoyable!(BSc) Diagnostic OR Therapeutic Radiography
ALL TUITION FEES PAID!!!What’s the money like?
Doctor
Postman
Physiotherapist
£22,000+
£14,000
£21,000+Radiographers
You start at about £21,000 but can earn up to £54, 000!!
5 GCSEs: A* - C including Maths, English Language, Science or Physics
Get yourselves some good A levels – BBBScience subjects preferred or physics at GCSE
Get some work experience!!
Alternative qualifications such as BTEC, GNVQs and equivalent can be accepted
E mail [email protected]
Tel: 020 8725 2333
(BSc) Therapeutic / Diagnostic Radiography at St George’s
www.sgul.ac.uk
www.radiographycareers.co.uk
Bottom!
Head
Yawn
What’s this?
…careers
…interview preparation
…work experience
and games!