Sumeera Ramadas

• Explaining procedures to patients
• Positioning patients correctly for X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, etc.
• Ensuring patients remove metal objects that can interfere with imaging
• Assisting with contrast administration (if permitted)

• Adjusting machine settings based on the type of scan required
• Ensuring proper image quality and minimizing radiation exposure
• Learning how to operate different imaging modalities like X-ray, CT, MRI, Fluoroscopy, and Ultrasound

• Reviewing images for clarity and retaking if necessary (under supervision)
• Assisting radiologists in analyzing scans
• Learning about PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)

• Following ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles
• Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) like lead aprons
• Ensuring patients and colleagues are shielded appropriately

Learning Patient Care & Communication

• Handling patients with different medical conditions (e.g., trauma, elderly, pediatric cases)
• Understanding the importance of empathy in healthcare
• Assisting with patient transfers using wheelchairs or stretchers

• Fluoroscopy-guided procedures (e.g., Barium Swallows, Angiography)
• Interventional Radiology (IR) cases
• Assisting in mobile radiography (bedside X-rays in ICU/ER)

• Recording patient details and scan parameters
• Learning how to schedule appointments in the hospital system
• Assisting in maintaining imaging equipment logs

• Cleaning imaging tables and rooms after each patient
• Assisting with basic equipment checks

• Observing case reviews with radiologists
• Learning about pathology related to imaging
• Assisting with ongoing research or quality improvement projects

• Observing how radiologists interpret images
• Learning about differential diagnoses and image-based findings
• Understanding collaboration between radiology and other departments