Diagnostic Medical Imaging - Radiology: General Radiology

Check out what the federal government has to say about the prospects for radiologic technology as a career, including training, working conditions, earnings and job outlook.

This is the federal office that regulates the research and marketing of new radiological health equipment. A good place to get the latest news on new technologies.

An interactive website that educates users about potential safety and health issues in radiology areas.

A web site from the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America geared toward patient education of radiology procedures. Videos accompany some pages, showing the patient what to expect. Has pictures of radiology equipment.

This is a series of PowerPoint-style slideshows covering the basics of imaging for different parts of the body, as well general overviews of topics such as informed consent, patient confidentiality and medical billing.

"he Radiology Assistant is the educational web site of the Radiological Society of the Netherlands.
We focus on common radiological issues in a problem oriented way for radiology residents and radiologists."

"ARRS GoldMiner® provides instant access to 202,829 images published in 261 selected peer-reviewed radiology journals. You can search by findings, anatomy, imaging technique, and patient age and sex."

This site hosts over 150,000 CT images that viewers can use to test their diagnostic skills. Images can be browsed by body system and there is an option for hiding a diagnosis in order to quiz yourself. Designed for radiologists, but radiologic technologists may find this useful, too.

Although geared toward diagnostics, this website, created by Dr. William Herring, Vice-Chairman and Radiology Residency Program Director at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, provides sample images, lectures, a Case of the Week, and quizzes.