"Radiological Society of North America; Chest X-rays can help predict which H1N1 patients are at greatest risk. " Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA 11 Apr. 2010: Health Module, ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.

This article is about a new study that suggest that chest x-rays could play a big part in the diagnosis and the treatment of the H1N1 influenza. The study is hoping that physicians working in the emergency rooms will be able to identify high-risk H1N1 patients faster. In 2009-2010 flu season there were 57 million cases of H1N1 in the U.S, resulting in 257,300 hospitalizations and 11,686 deaths.


"Society of Interventional Radiology; Device Advances Interventional Radiology Treatment to Clear Blocked Carotid Arteries, Prevent Stroke. " Heart Disease Weekly 4 Apr. 2010: Health Module, ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.

The third leading cause of death in the United States is a stroke. ”Interventional radiologists are critical members of the stroke teams, in the hospitals emergency rooms, working with physicians and neurologists. Every 45 seconds someone in the United States has a stoke; someone dies from a stoke every 3 minutes. In the ARMOUR trial radiologist are the leaders in clinical trials using invasive new technologies in collecting data that has led to an FDA clearance.

"Society of Interventional Radiology; Freezing Out Breast Cancer. " Women's Health Weekly 1 Apr. 2010: Health Module, ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.

This article talks about radiologist working with oncologist in a new treatment for breast cancer this is called cryotherapy. It needs further testing, but if proven to be safe and effective could be used to control and/or potential cure breast cancer. This new treatment is using freezing the breast cancer with minimal discomfort so no surgery is required. Every 13 seconds a woman will die of breast cancer. There are also thousands of men diagnosed each year with breast cancer pretty scary.

Hofmann, B.. "Too much of a good thing is wonderful? A conceptual analysis of excessive examinations and diagnostic futility in diagnostic radiology. " Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy 13.2 (2010): 139. Health Module, ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.

This article is stating that it has been argued extensively that diagnostic services are generally good, but that it is offered in excess. Saying that” Too much of a good thing is wonderful” is too much good really a bad thing. They are saying that more than 40% of the examinations are in excessive. This is a good argument you have to ask your self is it really necessary to have an x-ray every time you see your physician or go to the hospital.

http://www.usajobs.com/This is also one of the links I used, this one I used for imformation on where the job were in the us both civilian and government and what the real wages were for a radiologist are. I also learned that there is a really good demand for radiologist.This was a big part of my decision in chosing radiologist as my career.I like knowing that I can just about go anywhere and get a job.

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/This was one of the links I used for information on what was a requirement for this job and the different task envolved in this job as a radiologist. It also gave me some ideas on what is in store in the future for radiologist the new technology that is coming in the future.

http://online.onetcenter.org/This is the first link that used in my research on my career as a Radiologist tech. even thou I live in prescott this is the web site that I learned about yc and its radiologist program. I also found that this is a high demand job in the medical feild and the pay is really good.

Essay #3
Greg Fontes
ENG101
Career Research
Laura Darrow
3-29-10

I chose Radiologic technology because it has always been of interest to me. When I joined the service it was my first choice as my M.O.S, but I ended up in the special forces. Now that I have a chance to start a new career, maybe this time I will suceed. With our economy being in a down slope I found that the medical careers where one of the only fields that was still growing, when most of the job fields where laying off. As I did some research I also found that there is a big demand for Radiologic Technologist in both private and government. This field is growing fast because of the new technology every year. It used to be just Xray Tech but now there is MRIs, Sonagrams, and CT scans, their starting to get into 3D scans. I believe this is a career that I always be able to advance in and never get bored of. It has balance just enough contact with people to make it pleasant.