医疗放射技术人员

Radiological technologists

Operate X-ray, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment, computerized tomography (CT) scanners, mammography units and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to produce radiographs or anatomic images of the human body for the diagnosis by radiologists of disease or injury

Record and process patient data

Perform basic verification and quality control checks on radiographic and film processing equipment

Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the radiographic examination

Explain procedures, position patient and equipment and apply radiation protection measures

May train and supervise student radiographers or supervise other radiological technologists.

Radiological technologists may specialize in areas such as computerized tomography, angiography, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, interventional radiology, dosimetry, stereotaxy or brachytherapy.

Nuclear medicine technologists

Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, such as radionuclides and other tracer materials to patients or to biological samples

Operate radiation detection equipment, such as gamma cameras, scanners, scintillation counters, tomodensitometers and ionization chambers, to acquire data for use by nuclear medicine physicians in the diagnosis of disease

Perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive materials on biological specimens, such as blood, urine and faeces

Record and process results of procedures

Check equipment to ensure proper operation

Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the examination

Apply radiation protection measures

May train and supervise student nuclear medicine technologists or supervise other nuclear medicine technologists.

Radiation therapists

Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists

Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation

Assist radiation oncologists and clinical physicists with preparation of radiation treatment plan

Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes and the construction of devices such as plaster casts and acrylic moulds to assist with administration of radiation treatment

Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient's physical and psychological well-being during the entire course of treatment

Explain procedures and side effects of radiation

May train and supervise student radiotherapy technologists or supervise other radiotherapy technologists.

Completion of a two- to three-year college, hospital or other approved program in diagnostic radiography or magnetic resonance imaging (for radiological technologists and magnetic resonance technologists), nuclear medicine technology (for nuclear medicine technologists) or radiation therapy (for radiation therapists) or A bachelor of health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy and A period of supervised practical training are required.

Licensure with a regulatory body is required in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Membership with a provincial association is required in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba.

Certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is required in all provinces except Quebec and British Columbia.

There is no mobility between the three types of medical radiation technologists without further training.

Experience as a medical radiation technologist is required for supervisors and instructors.

diagnostic imaging technologist

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (See 32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians)

Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (See 32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists)

Medical laboratory technologists (See 32120 Medical laboratory technologists)

Medical sonographers (See 32122 Medical sonographers)

Other medical technologists and technicians (See 32129 Other medical technologists and technicians)

Pharmacy technicians (See 32124 Pharmacy technicians)

Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (See 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists)