Radiologists and radiographer are medical professionals who use imaging technology to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.They are both members of the radiology discipline,they share a detailed knowledge of anatomy, physics and patient care.The major distinctions that differentiate radiographer from radiologists revolve around primarily 2 key factors-job responsibility and education.Radiographers are the medical professionals tasked with operating highly specialised,state of the art scanning machines.These health care professionals operate medical imaging equipment,while radiologists are primarily concerned with providing imaging interpretation.

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Radiologists are medical doctor with radiology being their field of specialization.Many radiologists further specialize in areas such as nuclear medicine,pediatric radiology or even cardiac imaging.No matter their subspecialty,the primary focus of a radiologist is to provide diagnostic imaging support.Whereas, Radiographer are the medical professionals tasked with operating highly specialised,state of the art scanning machine.These health care professionals operate medical imaging equipment.Once qualified, radiographer use scanning equipment that includes X-ray machine,computed technology (CT Scanner) and even advanced technologies such as digital fluoroscopy to produce specialized imaging.