http://www.radiology-technician-schools.com/radiology-schools/which-is-better-xray-nuclear-med-or-mri/ How To Become a Radiology Technician Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.radiology-technician-schools.com/radiology-schools/which-is-better-xray-nuclear-med-or-mri/comment-page-1/#comment-332 RANDY Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:13:48 +0000 http://www.radiology-technician-schools.com/radiology-schools/which-is-better-xray-nuclear-med-or-mri/#comment-332 I've been a CT Tech for about 22 years and have taught Radiologic Technology. Nuc Med school is separate and you don't need to be a x-ray tech first but most MRI techs are 'on the job trained' x-ray techs. So you would have to go to x-ray school and then try and find someplace that would cross train you. One other thing to consider is that I have noticed a downward turn in the number of exams that nuc med is doing. CT for instance has taken away the VQ scan (looking for blood clots) and the GI Bleed scans will probably go away in the next year or so. Our nuc med departments numbers are down about 15%. But they do make more money. If your looking for cash in imaging I might suggest Ultra Sound. Again no radiation. I’ve been a CT Tech for about 22 years and have taught Radiologic Technology. Nuc Med school is separate and you don’t need to be a x-ray tech first but most MRI techs are ‘on the job trained’ x-ray techs. So you would have to go to x-ray school and then try and find someplace that would cross train you. One other thing to consider is that I have noticed a downward turn in the number of exams that nuc med is doing. CT for instance has taken away the VQ scan (looking for blood clots) and the GI Bleed scans will probably go away in the next year or so. Our nuc med departments numbers are down about 15%. But they do make more money. If your looking for cash in imaging I might suggest Ultra Sound. Again no radiation.

]]> http://www.radiology-technician-schools.com/radiology-schools/which-is-better-xray-nuclear-med-or-mri/comment-page-1/#comment-331 11:11 AM Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:14:24 +0000 http://www.radiology-technician-schools.com/radiology-schools/which-is-better-xray-nuclear-med-or-mri/#comment-331 A X ray Tech Salary is usually a little under $50,000 per year. The X ray Tech Salary for a typical Nuclear Medicine Technician in the United States is $61,681. A MRI Tech makes around $59,469$ per year. I would suggest being a MRI tech because your not exposed to radiation. A X ray Tech Salary is usually a little under $50,000 per year. The X ray Tech Salary for a typical Nuclear Medicine Technician in the United States is $61,681. A MRI Tech makes around $59,469$ per year. I would suggest being a MRI tech because your not exposed to radiation.

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