Radiology terminology
Posted By: AnnieM!AnnieM! on 2007-06-25
In Reply to: How to Learn Radiology Fast - Terry
HI Terry -
I am a former rad tech, but that was before PET scans were even invented! I picked up the terms on my own, had some help from the company I worked for as we were all learning this 'new' terminology together. Google is a great help.
If you Google "radiology terminology" you will come up with quite a few helpful sites. Find the ones you can navigate easily through the bookmark them. You can copy and paste the terms you don't know into your own document and print out for easy reference.
In addition to PET and MR, don't forget nuclear medicine, ultrasound, CT, mammography and possibly interventional radiology procedures. If you are on a good platform with an up to date medical dictionary including radiology installed, that can be invaluable.
You only have to worry about problem words once, as you will put them in your word Expander program or macro right away and you'll build speed quickly by doing so.
Good luck!
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