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If you are a Medical Radiation Technologist, you will be pleased to know that there is a tremendous scope for your profession in Canada. The shortage is already generated placing “Medical technologists” in the priority list.
There is an increasing demand for Nuclear Medicine, X-ray, MRI, CT and several other diagnostic procedures. People needing these facilities have risen dramatically.
Demand province wise
Almost all provinces across Canada have displayed shortage of radiation technologists. Lets us explore this shortage in some provinces of Canada.
British Columbia: British Columbia offers good opportunities for your occupation the reason being, increase in population growth and aging population. Urban areas in BC like Lower Mainland Southwest, Vancouver and Coast Regions have displayed worker shortages.
Alberta: Prospects are particularly good in Grande Prairie, Peace River, Calgary, Banff, Athabasca, Lethbridge, Medicine Hut and Jasper.
Saskatchewan: The government wants to revamp the current health system. Grants and financial incentives are provided to health care employees in rural and northern areas of Saskatchewan.
Ontario: Waterloo, Toronto, London Woodstock Area seems very promising.
Nova Scotia: Areas in Nova Scotia like Halifax, South Shore and Guysborough are facing difficulty in filling up available positions.
New Brunswick: Areas in New Brunswick generating big demand are Fredericton, Sussex, Sackville, Shediac, Grandfall etc
To qualify as Medical Radiation Technologist
To qualify as a Radiologist in Canada you need to have a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences (Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy).
OR
Successfully complete of 2-3 years of an approved program in colleges, hospitals etc, in Radiation Therapy (Radiation Therapists), Nuclear Medicine (Nuclear Medicine Technologists), and Diagnostic Radiography (Radiological Technologists).
•Licensure by a provincial regulatory body
•Except Quebec, certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is a must
•Practical training
•Relevant work experience for supervisors/trainers
Specialisations in this field
•Densitometry
•Magnetic resonance imaging
•Nuclear medicine
•Sonography
Your duties as a medical radiation technologist
•Operating and maintenance of the equipment
•Maintaining patient record
•Emphasizing radiation safety
•Patient care
•Training
•Supervising
•If you are Nuclear Radiologist : you will have to prepare Radiopharmaceuticals
As a medical radiation technologist you will be working in…
•Hospitals
•Clinics
•Labs
•Diagnostic imaging centre
A Medical Radiation Technologist needs to be physically fit as you may have to work in shifts, stand while you work and also help disabled, if need be. Hope this article will inspire you to venture into a new destination for work.
There is an increasing demand for Nuclear Medicine, X-ray, MRI, CT and several other diagnostic procedures. People needing these facilities have risen dramatically.
Demand province wise
Almost all provinces across Canada have displayed shortage of radiation technologists. Lets us explore this shortage in some provinces of Canada.
British Columbia: British Columbia offers good opportunities for your occupation the reason being, increase in population growth and aging population. Urban areas in BC like Lower Mainland Southwest, Vancouver and Coast Regions have displayed worker shortages.
Alberta: Prospects are particularly good in Grande Prairie, Peace River, Calgary, Banff, Athabasca, Lethbridge, Medicine Hut and Jasper.
Saskatchewan: The government wants to revamp the current health system. Grants and financial incentives are provided to health care employees in rural and northern areas of Saskatchewan.
Ontario: Waterloo, Toronto, London Woodstock Area seems very promising.
Nova Scotia: Areas in Nova Scotia like Halifax, South Shore and Guysborough are facing difficulty in filling up available positions.
New Brunswick: Areas in New Brunswick generating big demand are Fredericton, Sussex, Sackville, Shediac, Grandfall etc
To qualify as Medical Radiation Technologist
To qualify as a Radiologist in Canada you need to have a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences (Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy).
OR
Successfully complete of 2-3 years of an approved program in colleges, hospitals etc, in Radiation Therapy (Radiation Therapists), Nuclear Medicine (Nuclear Medicine Technologists), and Diagnostic Radiography (Radiological Technologists).
•Licensure by a provincial regulatory body
•Except Quebec, certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is a must
•Practical training
•Relevant work experience for supervisors/trainers
Specialisations in this field
•Densitometry
•Magnetic resonance imaging
•Nuclear medicine
•Sonography
Your duties as a medical radiation technologist
•Operating and maintenance of the equipment
•Maintaining patient record
•Emphasizing radiation safety
•Patient care
•Training
•Supervising
•If you are Nuclear Radiologist : you will have to prepare Radiopharmaceuticals
As a medical radiation technologist you will be working in…
•Hospitals
•Clinics
•Labs
•Diagnostic imaging centre
A Medical Radiation Technologist needs to be physically fit as you may have to work in shifts, stand while you work and also help disabled, if need be. Hope this article will inspire you to venture into a new destination for work.
