r/Radiology • • 2d ago

MOD POST Weekly Career / General Questions Thread

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This is the career / general questions thread for the week.

Questions about radiology as a career (both as a medical specialty and radiologic technology), student questions, workplace guidance, and everyday inquiries are welcome here. This thread and this subreddit in general are not the place for medical advice. If you do not have results for your exam, your provider/physician is the best source for information regarding your exam.

Posts of this sort that are posted outside of the weekly thread will continue to be removed.


r/Radiology • • Nov 06 '24

X-Ray What countries can we work in with an ARRT license? Can we get a megathread with info?

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I know these normally get deleted or need to go into the weekly car*er advice thread (censored to avoid auto deletion)

But can we get a megathread going for info on international x-ray work - agencies/licensing/compatibility/ etc ..?

I feel like this would be helpful for a great deal of us Americans right now. I can't seem to find much help elsewhere.


r/Radiology • • 9h ago

X-Ray Aspiration in 90 y/o

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102 Upvotes

Esophagram fluoro study


r/Radiology • • 15h ago

Discussion MSK Radiology: Best Books and Resources for a Practicing Radiologist?

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I want to go deeper into musculoskeletal imaging to improve by reporting standard and speeds for the surprisingly vast amount of MSK cases I’m getting in my practice.
For those experienced in MSK radiology, what books, online resources, or courses would you recommend?


r/Radiology • • 14h ago

X-Ray Elderly man with dysphagia

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AP and lateral fluoroscopic images


r/Radiology • • 14h ago

X-Ray 50 year old man with dysphagia

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AP and lateral fluoroscopic images


r/Radiology • • 1d ago

Entertainment Former Radiologic Tech Rachael Rapraeger Falsified Nearly 1,300 Mammogram

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Not sure if entertainment is the right flair but this is crazy. How did she even get logged in as a physician and how was this easier than sending mammos to the rad?


r/Radiology • • 1d ago

CT Petition to the ACR: Demand for Safe Staffing Standards for CT Technologists!

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Here's the reality: CT technologists across the country are working alone in departments, managing multiple
scanners, emergency cases, and critically ill patients all at once. When something goes wrong-and it will—there's often no one there to help.
I started a petition asking the American College of Radiology to establish clearer staffing recommendations that actually account for patient safety. Right now, many hospitals staff CT departments based on how many patients they can process, not on what patients actually need. One technologist handling a confused or elderly patient, managing transfers, administering contrast, AND responding to emergencies while another scanner sits waiting? That's not efficiency.
That's a disaster waiting to happen....


r/Radiology • • 13h ago

Discussion A genuine question for people with research experience.

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As a B.Sc. BMRIT student, I’m considering working on a research paper for the first time.

I’m excited to learn, but I also have a few honest questions:

How can students ensure they receive fair credit for their actual contribution?

What should a student clarify with their supervisor before starting?

Does research genuinely help students build skills and improve their future opportunities, even at the undergraduate level?

I’m not questioning anyone’s intentions. I simply want to understand how to approach research the right way, learn meaningfully, and make my efforts worthwhile.

I’d really appreciate honest advice from researchers, faculty members, and students who have been through this experience.

Thank you!


r/Radiology • • 9h ago

Career or General advice CatchUpRad is now available on Android. Thank you to everyone who helped test it!

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Hi everyone,

About a month ago, I shared CatchUpRad here when it was only available on iOS and the web. A number of you offered to help test the Android version. I wanted to come back with an update: CatchUpRad is now live on Google Play!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and took the time to test it. Your help made it possible to get the Android version released.

For anyone who missed the original post, CatchUpRad is an app I made to help clinicians keep up with new radiology literature. You can choose the topics, study designs and journals you’re interested in, and the app creates a daily updated reading list with summaries and links to the original papers. It’s free, has no ads and doesn’t require an account.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.catchuprad.android

I’d love to hear how it works for you and what I could improve, especially if there’s something that would make it more useful in day-to-day practice or training.

Thanks again!

Sven


r/Radiology • • 1d ago

Entertainment Wonder what this patient is coming in with...

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r/Radiology • • 1d ago

Ultrasound 9 week dating scan with large mass that looked like a roast chicken (healthy live birth)

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Not a healthcare professional.
There was deoxygenated bloodflow. Gone by 18 weeks. Put me off getting dating scans as it was a stressful few weeks. No trace by birth. Chose to skip pathology.


r/Radiology • • 2d ago

X-Ray One of my permanent teeth never erupted!

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21M.


r/Radiology • • 2d ago

Career or General advice Is there a way that you be a remote radiologist and work in Korea or Japan?

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What I mean is that I’m working for a US based company and getting paid USD while being physically in Korea or Japan


r/Radiology • • 3d ago

Career or General advice Why do we need Radiologists?

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r/Radiology • • 2d ago

MRI Hip MRI VS Bony Pelvis MRI

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I have been having issues with my left hip, GP thinks it’s a Labral Tear and referred me for an MRI on what I assumed would be the L hip region, however, the appointment says Bony Pelvis. Google states that this may not be the best MRI to specifically look at the L hip, can anyone advise if bony pelvis MRI would be best to look at bone/muscle etc issues in one side of the hip.


r/Radiology • • 4d ago

X-Ray elbow fractures on X-rays

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98 Upvotes

I'd appreciate some help reading this elbow X-ray


r/Radiology • • 4d ago

Ultrasound Hepatic metastases on ultrasound in a patient with lung cancer.

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r/Radiology • • 3d ago

Discussion RSNA annual meet 2026

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Hello! I'm a Radiology resident traveling solo from India to attend RSNA 2026 in Chicago. If anyone else is travelling solo, just let me know.... Will be happy to connect...


r/Radiology • • 4d ago

Discussion I built a free online simulator to explain the Inverse Square Law to students!

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Hello everyone!

I'm a radiologic technologist and radiation therapist, and I've been working on a project called X-ray explained. (You might know me from my x-ray tube simulator!)

I just finished the beta version of my Inverse Square Law simulator, and I'm excited to share it!

The idea is to let you interact with the concepts rather than just read about them. You can change the source-to-image distance and see how radiation intensity and field size change as a result

Here's the link! -- https://inverse-square-law-s-1097.bolt.host/

Since this is still a beta, I'd genuinely appreciate feedback:

  • Is it helpful for understanding the inverse square law?
  • Is anything confusing or inaccurate?
  • What radiography concept would you like to see turned into an interactive simulator next?

I'm building this because I want students to develop an actual understanding of the physics they use throughout their careers, not just memorize answers for an exam.

A massive thank you to anyone checking it out, your feedback is greatly appreciated!


r/Radiology • • 4d ago

MRI Best neurorad textbook

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Anyone specializing in or with special interest in neuroradiology, do you have any favourite textbook or other excellent resource recommendations?


r/Radiology • • 5d ago

Media Digging our own graves

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805 Upvotes

r/Radiology • • 5d ago

CT First acute dissection I’ve scanned

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young pt, in her early 40s. Had a lot of chest and upper back pain. Otherwise vitals stable. I called the dr in er right away and got an abdomen order and the dissection extends down to the iliacs. Crazy stuff.


r/Radiology • • 5d ago

X-Ray Near-perfect bilateral knee series

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143 Upvotes

I’m a new-grad working at an ortho clinic 😻


r/Radiology • • 4d ago

Discussion Radiology residency - Academic vs Community hospital

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