professional categories of medical imaging

Question 1

radiographer or radiography technologist

Answer 1

Medical imaging proffesional who has studied diagnostic radiography at degree level

Question 2

radiography technician

Answer 2

Medical imaging professional who has studied diagnostic radiography at diploma level

Question 2

Computed Tomography(CT) Radiographer

Answer 2

• A radiographer who has specialized in Computed Tomography

Question 2

Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) Radiographer/Technologist

Answer 2

A radiographer who has specialized in magnetic Resonance imaging

Question 2

Forensic Radiographer

Answer 2

• A radiographer who has specialized in forensic radiography.
• He works with the forensic team(police, doctors, investigators, judicial officers)
• Forensic medicine-medical skill used to help with legal problems or police investigations
• This area of medical imaging utilizes radiological techniques to assist physicians and pathologists in matters related to law,
  thus radiographs are taken before dissection of the body

Question 2

Interventional Radiographer

Answer 2

• A radiographer who has specialized in intervention radiograph

Question 3

Sonologist

Answer 3

Is medical doctor who has studied sonography

Question 3

Nuclear medicine Technologist

Answer 3

Medical imaging professional who has studied Nuclear medicine technology at degree level

Question 4

Radiology Nurse

Answer 4

A nurse who has done a course in radiology nursing procedures

Question 4

Radiologist

Answer 4

A medical doctor who has specialized in image interpretation
* He/she interprets medical images (X-rays images, CT images, MRI
images, Mammographic Images)

Question 5

Professional body for radiographers

Answer 5

The Radiographers association of Malawi (RAM)

Question 5

Regulatory body for Radiographers

Answer 5

Medical council of Malawi; It regulates professional practice (register, inspect, issue licenses,
approve curricula for medical related programmes etc)

Question 5

mandate of RAM

Answer 5

to advance medical imaging and radiation science related to medical imaging in malawi.

Question 5

Goals of RAM

Answer 5

• To promote and sustain highest professional and ethical standards among radiographers.
• To promote, protect the rights and professional interests of radiographers in MW.
• To act as a registrar for radiographers within Malawi
• To link radiographers nationally and internationally

Question 6

Components of a basic radiographic equipment

Answer 6

1. X-ray generator
2. Control panel
3. X-ray tube
4. X-ray couch
5. Bucky assembly
6. Beam limiting devices

Question 7

Bucky assembly

Answer 7

Device that holds the Image receptor either in the upright position or
supine (laying facing up) for radiography

Question 8

types of bulky assembly

Answer 8

• Erect bulky assembly
• The x-ray table bulky assembly

Question 8

X-ray tube

Answer 8

for production of X-r\ys

Question 9

Importance of the beam limiting devices

Answer 9

• to limit the field size of an x-ray beam
• To vary the size of the radiation field
• Provide a centering light that align with the IR.
• To indicate with a light beam the size, and location and center of the field