Brief history

Radiology has been around for over a century. It all started when Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered x-rays in 1895. After working for weeks in his lab experimenting the production of "strange Rays" which he referred to as "X" , he asked his wife Anna bertha to lend a hand, the left to be precise, which he used to produce the first x-ray image. This phenomenon a great deal of interest all over the world. Within weeks of his announcement, hospitals world-wide had taken the initiative to open up x-ray rooms which gave rise to the radiology department.

Radiography

Radiography studies the application of various forms of radiant energies and waveforms to promote health and treat diseases in human beings. In this application, various diagnostic images like X-rays, Ultrasound, Radionuclides, Thermography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are produced.

One who is educationally trained and professionally qualified to practice any or all of the above named imagings is called a Radiographer or an Imaging Scientist. The practice of Radiography is divided into two viz: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography.

In practice, Diagnostic Radiographers use imaging modalities like conventional X-rays - which is a machine used to visualize body tissues, bones, cavities and foreign bodies in any part of the body.
Fluoroscopy is used to study some the functions of some internal organs of the body.
Computed Tomography (CT) is used to provide detailed views of the body's soft tissues including blood vessels and organs.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) produces maps of biochemical compounds within the body. The maps produce anatomical and biomedical information.

Therapy Radiographers are practically involved in the treatment of diseases. The use ionizing radiation mainly to treat patients who have cancer. It is the duty of the therapy Radiographer (Radiotherapist) to establish the location of the diseased part of the body that needs treatment and work out the exact dose of the ionizing radiation required for treatment.

Note: we also have industrial Radiographers

Every 8th November, is regarded as world Radiography day, where this great profession is celebrated and people are enlightened about what the profession is all about

happy world Radiography day

Columbine:
Every 8th November, is regarded as world Radiography day, where this great profession is celebrated and people are enlightened about what the profession is all about

x-ray machine

ultrasound machine