Above: An X-Ray examination
Dealing with sick and sometimes very anxious people requires considerable care and understanding. The medical imaging practitioner must balance a genuine interest in patients and their welfare with the necessary technical requirements of the imaging procedure to be undertaken.
Professional Recognition
The Australian Institute of Radiography is the professional body representing radiographers and medical imaging practitioners in Australia. Student membership is available.
Graduates from the degree program are entitled to the Statement of Accreditation for the profession which makes them eligible to perform medical imaging in all Australian states.
The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and the Australian Sonographers Association are professional organisations which also represent medical imaging practitioners in the field of ultrasound.
