M.S. in Radio Diagnosis: What is it all About?

As an academic discipline, Radio Diagnosis involves the study of Radiology. It is a multidisciplinary radiology course, which draws from the sub-disciplines of Radio Diagnosis including:

• Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation, characteristic properties of X-Rays, X-Ray production, units of radiation, X-ray equipments, radiation measurement, X-Ray films, other X-Ray appliances, intensifying screens, dark room equipments and procedures, cine fluorography, II TV, tomography.
• Diseases of the chest wall, pleura and airways; diaphragm, pulmonary infections; pulmonary neoplasms; pulmonary vasculature; diffuse lung disease; chest trauma; mediastinal disease; post- operative lung and X-Rays in intensive care.
• Diseases and disorders of mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, small intestine, stomach, large intestine, acute abdomen, peritoneum and mesentery, diseases of omentum, abdominal trauma using conventional and newer imaging methods like MRI, CT, DSA, isotope studies.
• Imaging : conventional, CT, ultrasound, MRI, angiography; of various diseases and disorders of genitourinary system. These includes : traumatic, neoplastic, congenital, inflammatory, calculus and miscellaneous conditions.
• Disorders and diseases of cardiovascular system including congenital conditions and the role of imaging by conventional, Echo, ultrasound,  color-Doppler, MRI, CT, angiography and radionuclide studies. It also includes interventional procedures e.g; embolization, balloon angioplaty etc.
• Common disorders and diseases of numerous organ systems covering congenital, traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic and other miscellaneous conditions, using both conventional and newer imaging methods.

After this course candidates can find jobs in General and Multi-specialty hospitals-both government hospitals and corporate hospitals, specialty clinics, Polyclinics, Nursing homes, Modern clinics for the most part connected to vast industrial facilities, Medical services of the Army Navy and Air force setting up own practice Health care centre’s controlled by government and private associations in different locale central station residential communities and even villages Medical colleges pharmaceutical organizations as advisors forensic sciences.

Radiologist assistants are skilled, registered radiographers who have obtained professional education and certification that qualifies them to serve as radiologist extenders. They primary work under the supervision of a radiologist to give patient care in the diagnostic imaging environment.

Other job duties for graduates of the discipline may involve:

• assess patients and their clinical prerequisites to work out which radiographic strategies to utilize;
• perform a scope of radiographic examinations on patients to deliver great pictures;
• take duty regarding radiation safety in your work region, including checking gear for glitches and blunders;
• oversee referrals to guarantee patients get a radiation measurements as low as sensibly possible;

Also, such professionals can find jobs in the both the private and government sector in the country. After passing the course, they have many radio dignosis industry jobs as they can work as Radiology Technician, Radiology Assistant, Radiologist, Radiology Technologist/Radiographer, Radiology Nurse, Ultrasound Technician / Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, MRI Technician, CT Tech / CAT Scan Technologist / CT Scan Technologist etc.