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Radiologists
ID
work_healthcare_practitioners/radiologists
Type
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Children
30
Child Nodes (30)
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Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
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Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
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Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
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Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
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Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
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Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
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Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.
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Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.
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Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images.
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Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments.
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Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.
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Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities.
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Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.
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Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise.
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Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high.
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Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement.
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Develop treatment plans for radiology patients.
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Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects.
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Advise other physicians of the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials.
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Calculate, measure, or prepare radioisotope dosages.
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Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
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Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures, such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.
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Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections.
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Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
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Formulate plans and procedures for nuclear medicine departments.
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Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
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Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
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Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.
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Teach nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, or other specialties at graduate educational level.
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