Occupation Atlasradiographer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7639a601-6db0-41ed-9fb0-813d9b8beb05
radiographer
Radiographers use a range of technologies to examine, treat and care for patients. They work in the fields of Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine and apply ionising radiation, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radioactive sources.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.62
- R Realistic4.89
- C Conventional4.47
- S Social3.85
- E Enterprising2.17
- A Artistic1.37
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Radiologists (29-1224.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (55)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiation protection procedures
- apply radiological health sciences
- calculate exposure to radiation
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- contribute to continuity of health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- determine imaging techniques to be performed
- develop new imaging techniques
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evidence-based radiography practice
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- healthcare data systems
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare suppliers
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret requests for imaging examinations
- listen actively
- maintain imaging equipment
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage radiology information system
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- medical terminology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- paediatrics
- pathology
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- provide information
- provide psychological support to patients
- psychology
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- radiobiology
- respond to changing situations in health care
- scientific research methodology
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional (22)
- Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery
- administer radiotherapy
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- conduct health related research
- conduct video telemetry
- development trends in radiography
- educate on the prevention of illness
- epidemiology
- human physiology
- identify progression of disease
- implant brachytherapy treatments
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- interpret medical images
- orthopaedics
- pedagogy
- perform clinical research in radiography
- perform lectures
- pharmacology
- prepare lesson content
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
- use obstetric sonography
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 55 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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