Radiology Specialist

As a Radiology Specialist with the Army National Guard, you will play a vital role in the medical field by operating X-ray and X-ray-related equipment to perform radiographic examinations. Working closely with Medical Corps Officers, you will use medical equipment to scan your fellow Soldiers for injuries and illness, utilizing radiology (the use of X-rays) as one of the many tools doctors use to detect health problems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform body section radiography, foreign body localization, prenatal, pediatric, urogenital, and radiographic examinations of the digestive, respiratory, vascular, and nervous systems
• Operate fixed and portable radiology equipment
• Inspect and perform operator maintenance on radiology equipment

Skills You Will Learn:

• Patient care in radiology
• Medical ethics and law
• Human structure and function
• Principles of radiation protection
• Field radiography

Requirements:

• Interest in algebra, biology, and other sciences
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow strict standards and procedures
• Enjoy helping others

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career as an X-ray technologist or a nuclear medicine technologist with civilian hospitals, diagnostic clinics, and medical laboratories. You may also be able to specialize in other radiology disciplines and obtain certifications through continued study and experience. Certain restrictions apply, and specific educational criteria must be met.

Earn While You Learn:

In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. Job training for Radiology Specialists consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 46 weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Training consists of both classroom and field work.