physical work for MRI technologists and injuries

I am a sonographer and want to study MRI but someone was discouraging me that it is a lot of physical work because you have to move the patients on the machine and you gat so amny muskuloskeletal injuries is it a fact?

no, i don't think that it is a very physical job...well no more than yours...you still have to get the patients in the correct position to scan...and the tests sometimes last 30 minutes...lots of sit down time...i love it

thanks

michael in Edinburgh, Indiana said: no, i don't think that it is a very physical job...well no more than yours...you still have to get the patients in the correct position to scan...and the tests sometimes last 30 minutes...lots of sit down time...i love it

Hi, I'm from Monterey CA. I'm thinking about applying for the radiology program at an accredited college and I was just curious what are some of the pros and cons. Is it possible to make 100,000 a year. I'm a problem solver and just looking for a stable carrer. Thanks...

farheen in Etobicoke, Ontario said: I am a sonographer and want to study MRI but someone was discouraging me that it is a lot of physical work because you have to move the patients on the machine and you gat so amny muskuloskeletal injuries is it a fact?

I am also a sonographer looking into being trained in MRI. Due to the repetitive motion consistent with our job I feel my body will not be able to do this into retirement. I wanted to know if there was anything established in Massachusetts to cross train a sonographer into MRI, ? on the job training. I

I tell you guys what....Go for what makes you happy! If you love what you
do you will make the money. Most of all that conts the most...if you love
helping people then how can you not be successful at, Radiology on any
level in any speciality.

I have been to school for years, I have acquired 4 degrees, and I still want to
go into the field of, Radiology. I want to be a, Radilogic Technologist, and then
specialize.

I am searching for schools right now! Also, I plan to work where the salary
is highest for this field, no matter where that job lands me. Because, remember
if you do what you love you will be the best at it and make the money.

Just remember that! Peace

Going for it all in Norfolk, Virginia said: I tell you guys what....Go for what makes you happy! If you love what you
do you will make the money. Most of all that conts the most...if you love
helping people then how can you not be successful at, Radiology on any
level in any speciality.

I have been to school for years, I have acquired 4 degrees, and I still want to
go into the field of, Radiology. I want to be a, Radilogic Technologist, and then
specialize.

I am searching for schools right now! Also, I plan to work where the salary
is highest for this field, no matter where that job lands me. Because, remember
if you do what you love you will be the best at it and make the money.

Just remember that! Peace

Make sure you do research before you jump in the water, for this job field, we train students non-stop at the hospital I work at and guess what? They have no jobs when they get out, the shortage in the imaging field died about 1 year ago, due to too many schools too much hype. Too many students and just not enough jobs. The papers and government reports keep telling people otherwise, but just look around in your local paper or on the internet in your area. You won't see a lot of jobs and most are on call or per diem. You also have to realize now that the market has gotten this way, any job you apply for is almost sure to have experienced tech's vying for it as well. Like I said the new students just aren't finding jobs. Funny thing is Ultra sound is still hot in my area, but no doubt it will die out as well soon enough. The imaging market is dead, nursing is still alive of course if you want to do that, it pays much more than imaging as well.

farheen in Etobicoke, Ontario said: I am a sonographer and want to study MRI but someone was discouraging me that it is a lot of physical work because you have to move the patients on the machine and you gat so amny muskuloskeletal injuries is it a fact?

I am not sure that MRI is anymore physical than any other imaging job, yes you have to move hard to move patients and that can be back and shoulder intensive you just have to be careful.

Does anyone know the best MRI schools in san jose, california? Thx.

Hi,

I'm not sure about San Jose but there are a couple of quality MRI programs in Michigan. MSU/MRI has a 9-month program. Placement is near 100% even with the influx of techs. I've been in the field for a long time. Lifting all depends on the site - hospital vs. outpatient clinic; open MRI vs. conventional (smaller scanner generally = smaller patients). Probably the most lifting would be an open scanner in a hospital.

MRI Tech in Lansing, Michigan said: Hi,

I'm not sure about San Jose but there are a couple of quality MRI programs in Michigan. MSU/MRI has a 9-month program. Placement is near 100% even with the influx of techs. I've been in the field for a long time. Lifting all depends on the site - hospital vs. outpatient clinic; open MRI vs. conventional (smaller scanner generally = smaller patients). Probably the most lifting would be an open scanner in a hospital.

Hi,

You mentioned a "couple" quality MRI programs in Michigan. What are the others beside MSU? Are there any in the Metro Detroit Area? I'm looking at making a career change from business/real estate which is all but dead in this area. But, a lot of the talk on these boards about Radiology & MRI Tech being over saturated is starting to scare me off. I don't want go through the situation I'm in right now, again. I'm REALLY interested in MRI more than anything, but also want job security. Is possible to get a nursing degree, which will provide that security, but obtain an entry level radiology with it (which is the field I want).

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Chris in Westland, Michigan said: Hi, You mentioned a "couple" quality MRI programs in Michigan. What are the others beside MSU? Are there any in the Metro Detroit Area? I'm looking at making a career change from business/real estate which is all but dead in this area. But, a lot of the talk on these boards about Radiology & MRI Tech being over saturated is starting to scare me off. I don't want go through the situation I'm in right now, again. I'm REALLY interested in MRI more than anything, but also want job security. Is possible to get a nursing degree, which will provide that security, but obtain an entry level radiology with it (which is the field I want).

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Chris,

I know there is a 6-month MRI cert program at Beaumont Hosp. - but you'd have to be certified as a Rad. Tech. first.

michael in Edinburgh, Indiana said: no, i don't think that it is a very physical job...well no more than yours...you still have to get the patients in the correct position to scan...and the tests sometimes last 30 minutes...lots of sit down time...i love it

It is a physical job, most patients are stroke patients 250+lbs and paralyzed. Sure you may work at a outpatient facility where you do 40min scans but without the serious background in MR, someone like me R.T.(R)(MR)(CT) will tap you on the shoulder one day and take your job. If you are not dedicated to knowing anatomy and physiology then stay in Nuclear Medicine or Ultrasound and let the REAL TECHNOLOGIST give the patients the care they deserve. Thank you
PS if you cannot master your first modality then you will certainly fail at your second.

MRI now known Professionally as MR since we do MRA's, MRI's, MRCP's, MRV's, etc.. is over saturated so only the best with multiple modalities under their belt and years of knowledge will keep their jobs.

It is much easier to become a RN(Nurse) Nursing is easy and can be paid for by countless programs vs. working for free in Radiology as a Tech for two years on top of a A.S. Degree. Nursing is easy and in demand

Kira in Jensen Beach, Florida said: It is much easier to become a RN(Nurse) Nursing is easy and can be paid for by countless programs vs. working for free in Radiology as a Tech for two years on top of a A.S. Degree. Nursing is easy and in demand

Whoever told you nursing was an easy job really pulled the wool over your eyes. I would advise against spreading that myth.

My brother has been a RN for 28years, my sister
for 23 years. Anyone can be a nurse. Nurses are in high
Demand because of the aging population. Nursing programs are
Free all over the country.

My Siblings are Real RN's not the kind that have been produced in the last 10-15 years(complete idiots) but in Radiology we at least get good laughs from the things nurses do, until they hurt someone with their limited training. I am like most Technologist, I just help the nurses out as much as I can, they thank me for my help all the time and I never embarrass them in front of the patient.The stories we could tell--Scarry

"Scarry" - Complete idiots huh? =P

Scarry-yeah -vs. Scary ____hospital humor

Radiographer in Beaverton, Oregon said: Make sure you do research before you jump in the water, for this job field, we train students non-stop at the hospital I work at and guess what? They have no jobs when they get out, the shortage in the imaging field died about 1 year ago, due to too many schools too much hype. Too many students and just not enough jobs. The papers and government reports keep telling people otherwise, but just look around in your local paper or on the internet in your area. You won't see a lot of jobs and most are on call or per diem. You also have to realize now that the market has gotten this way, any job you apply for is almost sure to have experienced tech's vying for it as well. Like I said the new students just aren't finding jobs. Funny thing is Ultra sound is still hot in my area, but no doubt it will die out as well soon enough. The imaging market is dead, nursing is still alive of course if you want to do that, it pays much more than imaging as well.

I'm interested in starting a new career either as Radiologic Technologist or Sonographer. What would be the best way to find out whether there is still a future for these two positions in California?

You are absolutely right. In fact, the few students that managed to land a job in the last few years are in serious danger of being replaced by a more experienced technologist. This occurred 5 years ago when the market was flooded with 2 year degree Nuclear Med Techs, those two year graduates later lost their jobs to the 4 year grad with a background in x-ray. MR is unlike other Radiology modalities. In 1985 we only had 25 parameters to work with in setting up a pulse sequence by the year 2000 there were over 3000 parameter changes that could be made. I went to train the staff at a large hospital in CA and their T2 images were really PD images, I can only imagine "How many patients paid not only for shabby work but for misdiagnoses". Point being, we will be going back to the way it use to be, if you want to be a MR Tech(It is MR now because we do MRA< MRCP< MRV<MRI etc.... you will have to have a background in xray and CT at a minimum. When I was in college you could not be accepted into Emory Universities MRI Program(#1 in the world) without 5 letters of recommendation, background in Xray and CT as well as cross-sectional anatomy. Nursing is a sure thing and Pharmacy
PS When you or a family member get a MR check their credentials

Oh and of course MRU's sorry hard to do on iphone. I have worked with technologist that told MD's "There is no such thing as a MRU". I was amazed

YOU WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A JOB IN BOTH Dianostic X-ray and MRI after you graduate and take the registry.

The statement about the diagnostic x-ray and MRI flooded markets is definitely TRUE.

I am living in a city with one of the the largest medical centers in the world (Houston) and having a hard time finding a simple job in X-ray. I honestly kick myself everyday cause I didn't get into nursing. The pay and demand for nursing is incredibly high compared to anything in medical imaging. THEY ALWAYS NEED NURSES at hospitals while there is a limited amount of need for imaging positions.

The only things about nursing that are bad are the long hours they want you to work cause they need help so much, the danger of getting emotionally attached to patients, and the dosage and needle sticking. However, they get paid extremely high and can move anywhere in the U.S. and find a job quickly. Unlike X-ray and other imaging modalities which are low paying compared to them.

Just a warning and what you are in for if you are thinking about getting into MRI or X-ray.
No jobs out there after training for it.

." I went to train the staff at a large hospital in CA and their T2 images were really PD images, I can only imagine "How many patients paid not only for shabby work but for misdiagnoses".

This is a lie. You are saying not a single radiologist at a large hospital realized that the t2 images were pd images untill YOU came running in to save the day? I am calling you out for the BS artist that you are.Liar.

No worries there are a thousand Other techs that can tap u in the shoulder if you are being paid less than nurse, because that would indicate your limited education in radiology or that u took on On- line course . On line techs are not allowed to work with fluori or in a facility with over 150beds

Kira in Irvine, California said: No worries there are a thousand Other techs that can tap u in the shoulder if you are being paid less than nurse, because that would indicate your limited education in radiology or that u took on On- line course . On line techs are not allowed to work with fluori or in a facility with over 150beds

There is no such thing as an "online" tech you idiot. I am well educated and well paid. I simply see you for the hot air bag that you are and have no respect for you, or people like you. Now why dont you explain to the forum here what the TR and TE were on these T2 images that were really PD images that ONLY YOU were smart enough to notice at this LARGE HOSPITAL.....where not one technologist or radiologist caught it. It will be real interesting to hear what lie you will come up with:)

Radiologist complained about for a long time before I got there but their
dumb uneducated staff said the pulse sequence was correct, after working with idiots long enough radiologist get pretty sick of it and complain, fire idiots only to get more idiots. Rad can read through alit of crap., I am sure they must read through yours. Newsflash 80% of MR technologist are not properly trained in the modality., read up 80% from what you see these days I al sure the Nurses are right up there with them. Too many coming out of school with the misunderstanding that we are going to waste time retraining you another two years. New breed of stupidity ... Many are good and will survive but many are Like yourself rambling idiot;-) for those on this site who want to learn something from someone in any aspect of radiology in order to be a better tech & person go to a university hospital based program or a college based program that is accredited. Start in Xray and work your way up or you could be like these idiots who ramble on and on about nothing & learn nothing:} Always read up on your modality advances are always being made

To the real techs out there stay open to learn , ignore people who practice medicine without a licence or who think $ has anything to do with liking your job. RN's are paid the same as RT's but RN do not get double pay for carrying a pager and being called in. Respiratory therapist and ultrasound techs are also in high demand . Echocardiologist is great job too.

It was a FRFSE-XL pulse sequence and they used a even echotrain instead of a odd echotrain to compensate for the extra pulse at the end, and to shorten the scan time they lowered the TE as well. In 1985 there were 25 parameters to change in MR in 2000 there were over 3000 parameters. Trained techs set up the scanners for idiots like yourself and then you cheap help mess with it thinking you know something a Professionally trained tech of 15years did not? By you changing it takes times for rads to get pissed off and then tolerate your stupid A223 coming in--you know the rest:-) Radiologist read a great deal of crap thanks to undertrained staff and then we wonder how patients get misdiagnosed--How many people(exams) do you think the radiologist can call back only delaying a Dx for the patient and the MD. There is a shortage worldwide of Radiologist so why force them to read your crap..? Shut up and read up:-)

Texas-according to the RN in Ohio-You button pushers get your training there.Let me guess you only know digital not manual technique.What is a good manual technique for a 6foot 180lb male for a KUB?

Texas-I am sorry you must have done one of those certificate programs-small college..Do you work at a dentist office?

Texas--Where the heck do you work-you say the nurses have a high risk of needle sticks? Do you have suck little education where you work that you do not start your own IV Site, heck are you even CPR certified? I am sorry this is fun. I work with really intelligent physicains and technologist where we train students the right way as we were trained. You are amuzing..

Kira in Irvine, California said: Texas-according to the RN in Ohio-You button pushers get your training there.Let me guess you only know digital not manual technique.What is a good manual technique for a 6foot 180lb male for a KUB?

You are misinformed. I, like most technologists I know attended a traditional program. There are a few "limited licensure" programs around throughout the country...and those techs are limited in the types of studies they are allowed to perform. There is no such thing as an "online" technologist. If you don't know what you are talking about, then please SHUT UP. I no longer perform or care about X-ray KUB exams...and no matter how I answer the question you will claim there is a better technique....so I will not be wasting my time playing your silly games. I just came here to expose you for what you are..people like you literally make me want to puke...and I enjoy putting you in your place:)

Texas-Sorry you are clearly a MORON.. I hope you can vent here on the internet and it helps. I would hate for you to freak out at work like this...Scary and as for vocabulary, thank you for saying I have a good vocabulary because I seriously think I wrote to you in my sleep, no brainpower wasted on you...I have not put one real thought into responding to your rambling but it seriously helps me to read you freaking out without making any sense at all on a sight where people just want to know what field is what and what might be in demand-The only person answering questions properly or acting normal is Candi

OK Texas you clearly have no idea about xray therefore you should not be allowed to move foward in any modality.Who is too dumb to remember working in xray. Xray is where we were born you idiot. There are many different answers for that simple question and you could not get it,,,Holy Crap you suck:-) You expose nothing except for what a clueless moron you are----anyone on this site could answer that question-it was on your registry Oh wait you clearly did not pass the registry or you passed and went immediately into another modality and only know button pushing-You are dangerous if treating patients, you are exactly the person that needs to be exposed, putting out crappy work..I am laughing my butt off-you actually cannot answer the question-I answered yours?

Texas quotes "I no longer perform or care about Xray KUB's"--that right there indicates no real training it is like the student who says "I did too many chest xrays and do not need to do any more" or the xray tech of five years who hung stated "I want to do CT, I already mastered Xray" as she hangs a PCXR of a kyphotic 80 year old female, with pt's chin in chest, and her c-spine clipping 8cm off the pt's lower lung(cost angle). Yeah she mastered xray. I know xray techs that have stayed in their field for thirty years and are untouchable, speak respectfully of xray, you Loser> As if!!!!!!! you even know the modality..

Shoot...If u see grammar problems or run-on sentences it is because I seriously cannot stop laughing, your are killing me...

Kira in Irvine, California said: Shoot...If u see grammar problems or run-on sentences it is because I seriously cannot stop laughing, your are killing me...

No, actually I believe it is because you are not very intelligent:)
I will go now, and let you entertain yourself with your rambling, idiotic, grammatically incorrect nonsense. You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you don't fool me for a minute:)You are toooo easy lol.

texas dont bother with her she is a rude bi*tch. she fights with everybody and is so condesending! she believes she is better than anybody that does healthcare! egomaniac!

Actually Texas never answered K's elementary Xray question, skank Ohio must have dug her up only for her to also fail with rantings of no significance

The only skank around these parts is you with your belittling comments about the whole world being incompetent. I guess you dont get sarcasism either. Go to hell bi*tch!

Hey skank. Well I guess your big dumb skank mouth put u out of a job because all day and all night u ramble
on n on ... Stop smoking crack

alright I am done....if your from Florida what hospitals are good there?

You are so dumb. A year of your pay might put a down payment on my vehicle, which I paid cash for. Keep going and going..You started the pay thing and you seriously made a complete a22 out of yourself. You act like a crazy B---- therefore Skank fits. You are like those Sarah Palin supporters. Your shrink is failing with your therapy.

You are so dumb. A year of your pay might put a down payment on my vehicle, which I paid cash for

RN of GOLD in Newark, Ohio said: Not quite you idiot....... unlike xray I only have to work two days to make what you make in two weeks. Your the one that rambles about everything. Why don't you find a job to steal!!! Hey I am sitting on my dock with my iphone with my colleagues laughing hahahaha. Your so fake lady. Go find another high paying MRI job (NOT)!!! Just because you have 80 years of experience pushing a button doesn't make you great. Hey................when I stop down in Florida this fall I will look you up! Jensen Beach right very close to my cousin's in West Plantation (If that's where your at) I cant tell you say Jensen,Irvine, St. Lucie........ I am figuring your in the Miami area at least. Kind of hard to call someone a skank when there not a female but that's ok. Question......... are u single or married or just plan mad!!!!

At best, a year of your pay might put a down payment on my vehicle.

wow... Seriously 4 posts to state that your car is expensive? What a worthless investment.
As much time as you spend on here pumping up your pathetic self, it is obvious that sadly you don't have anyone to ride around with in that super duper expensive car.

You are the one that states you make so much $ as a RN? Get a life-I can see you are seriously needing someone to talk to and the only one that has the patience to help you with your psych problem is me. I would not be your friend either if I lived nearby..At least here it is safe and I can let you vent so you are less dangerous to others in person:-) Be happy

hcm is Texas? How weird is that

Bizznonya-I gotta cut off this website. My fiance said "Do not communicate any further with Wacho people" I told him I was working on my patience with dumb people who think they know something about everything, but he is right, I am missing out on fun trying to help people like yourself..BYE_Good Luck