Who is the radiologist?
The radiologist is a medical doctor who has completed a four year residency in either diagnostic radiology or radiation oncology. A radiologist may act as a consultant to another physician who is caring for the patient, or act as the patient’s primary physician in treating a disease (such as a radiation oncologist). Following the residency, most radiologists and radiation oncologists become board-certified by the American Board of Radiology. Some go directly into practice, while others enter fellowship programs for additional training in a specialized area, such as the following: • neuroradiology – diagnostic radiology that focuses on the central nervous system, head, and neck. • pediatric radiology – diagnostic radiology that focuses on the unique techniques used to create images of children’s bodies, their organs, and internal structures. As a result of increasing knowledge and levels of technology in the field, radiology has become highly specialized, as have most other medical and
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