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Radiology Technology VS RN?

I've looked at the courses required to complete both, for associates.

But for those of you who are or have already worked these, or who have shadowed those who have. .

Which one seems harder?

What are the biggest differences between the two choices, in the work force?

And what are the differences of typical work schedules?

I'm having a really hard time deciding which one to go for, both seem like a good choice to me.

My local college only offers the two. I originally had thought about ultrasound tech, not sure what title that gets exactly, but my local college said the program to get into that field would be the Radiology?

Thanks (:

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    Sorry I cant be of help with your original question but I think your referring to Radiologic TECHNOLOGIST. Not "technician". A radiology technician would be like a CNA.

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    The radiology technician position is harder on the body due to constantly repositioning dead-weight patients for their various x-rays. In addition, it typically pays less than nursing.

    However, the nice part about this job is patient turnover: they are not forced to spend an entire 8 or 12-hour shift with the same group of patients.

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    Sorry, typo. Yes that is what I meant.

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    The radiology technician position is harder on the body due to constantly repositioning dead-weight patients for their various x-rays. In addition, it typically pays less than nursing.

    However, the nice part about this job is patient turnover: they are not forced to spend an entire 8 or 12-hour shift with the same group of patients.

    My wife has been a X-ray tech since 1990. She started doing general, which is regular X-ray of various body parts but quickly moved to mammography. She currently makes 37/hr . She tells me there is no way she would go back to general, too much lifting and moving patients where as with mammo, well we know what she has to lift with that.

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