X-ray tech
Medical imaging professional
An X-ray tech is a radiologic technologist—a medical professional who operates imaging equipment to produce X-rays, CT scans, and similar diagnostic images.
They position patients, ensure proper exposure settings, and work under radiologists' supervision.
The X-ray tech asked me to hold still and hold my breath.
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- medical imagingCreating pictures inside bodies
- imagingProducing visual representations
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