Radiology?

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This might be going out on a limb, but could anyone tell me anything about BS degrees in Radiology? I have looked into it and they seem to be very scarce. I am applying to BS Nursing programs at the end of this semester but I've suddenly found myself very interested in Radiology.

Hoping maybe someone here maybe has experience in Radiology and switched over to nursing? Or maybe someone knows of a BSRadiology Science program in or around San Antonio, TX.

I haven't totally changed my mind, I am still applying to UTSA's BS program, but I would like to keep my options open and have a back up plan.

I realize there are tons of Rad Tech programs, but I would rather go ahead and get my BS now. Seems I can find Rad Tech programs and PhD programs but nothing in the middle!

Thanks a ton!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

There are a couple of websites you want to check out to start looking for information on this. One is the American Society of Radiologic Technicians at http://www.asrt.org/

A search of their site for "bachelor's degree programs" yielded this article:

http://www.asrt.org/Media/Pdf/ForEducators/2_InstructionalDesign/2.5BADegree.pdf

One sentence in the article caught my eye: In 1994, 19 baccalaureate degree programs in the United States were accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

Here is the webisite for the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology: http://www.jrcert.org/ You can search for accredited radiologic schools by state. Unfortunately, it doesn't have them classified by the degree earned, so you'll probably have to do a lot of looking.

Most of the bachelor's degrees have been earned in radiation therapy (cancer treatment). However, I think the information above will give you a starting place to search for the information you seek.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Having had radiation therapy twice myself I can tell you that the nurses who work with the radiation oncology departments are somewhat specialized. It's hard to find these jobs, however. The nurses mostly saw me at each visit and checked up on symptoms I was having. When I started having problems with osteoradionecrosis in my jaw following radiation it sure would have been nice to find a nurse who knew something about it--I was unable to find anyone, including a doctor who knew much about it. I have since found them, however. I have a friend who was a radiotion therapist and always talked about how very interesting it was. That postiion itself pays quite well, comparable to, if not more than an RN. Carries a lot of responsbility. He got an AA in a radiology therapy program at a JC.

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Check this out from the Occupational Outlook Handbook-it also lists some helpful sites at the end.

Good luck!

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos105.htm

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Psych.

Please feel free to PM me with any questions!

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Thank you everyone so much- I really wasn't expecting to get any responses. My head is swimming in end-of-semester assignments but I'm trying to put aside some time to really research this- thanks a ton!

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