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What education do you need to be an x-ray tech? |
I am interesting in going back to school and want to work in the medical field. I am somewhat considering x-ray technician. Actually, I'm not sure what it's called, but someone who works with x-rays. What is required to get into this field? You can go through a 2 year program based in a hospital to earn a certificate, go to a community college or technical school to get an associate degree, or a 4 year program at a university or college to earn a bachelor's degree. The most important thing in choosing a school is that is is accredited. You can find schools here: http://jrcert.org/cert/search.jsp... and here: http://arrt.org/index.html?content=http:... (choose "Radiography") The only thing that is required to take the national registry exam is that you have graduated from an accredited school. It doesn't matter if you have a certificate, associate, or bachelors degree. Go here for additional info: http://www.asrt.org/content/recruitmentr... Source(s): I'm a radiologic technologist (the correct term for x-ray tech) radiologic tech go to your nearest community college website and type it in. I did all my prereqs for it but quit. The program is 2 years here. Its a great field. If you go ahead and get your certification for ultrasound that will make you even more employable. GOOD LUCK! :) Just to add to the other information provided here, I've heard that the program is quite intense and that one must learn 'technical' physics as part of the curriculum (or perhaps prerequisites) which can be quite challenging. Perhaps you are really strong in the sciences and that that can help. Good luck to you! For US colleges and uni's: www.utexas.edu/world/univ To answer your question about the requirements, you should speak to someone at your local community college. A counselor there should be able to review your transcripts and see if you need anything additional in order to apply to the program. If you college does not offer this program- they will point you to the school in your area that does. You can also check the schools web site to see what a typical student that applies to the Rad Tech program needs; they will sometime have a breakdown by semester. As a reminder some states require you to have taken your science classes within 5 to 7 years of your application. I know that I ran into that problem when started looking into going back to school. I have had to retake 2 of my classes. If you speak to someone in the Rad Tech department, you can also ask to speak with a current student and one who has graduated from the program that you are applying to. I found this to be a wealth of knowledge when I started considering my options. Hope this helps. Good Luck. |
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