Classification note
- Published code: 3211
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- Sub Major Group: 32 Health Associate Professionals
- Minor Group: 321 Medical and Pharmaceutical Technicians
- Unit Group: 3211 Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Equipment Technicians
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians test and operate radiographic, ultrasound and other medical imaging equipment to produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease and other impairments. They may administer radiation treatments to patients under the supervision of a radiologist or other health professional.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) operating or overseeing operation of radiologic, ultrasound and magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes; (b) explaining procedures, observing and positioning patients, and using protection devices to ensure safety and comfort during examination, scan or treatment; (c) position imaging or treatment equipment, monitoring video displays, and adjusting settings and controls according to technical specifications; (d) reviewing and evaluating developed x-rays, video tape or computer generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, and recording results of procedures; (e) monitoring patients’ conditions and reactions, and reporting abnormal signs to a medical practitioner; (f) measuring and recording radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received and used for patients, following prescription issued by a medical practitioner; (g) administering, detecting and mapping radiopharmaceuticals or radiation in patients’ bodies, using radioisotope, camera or other equipment for diagnosing and treating diseases; (h) recording and disposing of radioactive materials and storing radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Diagnostic medical radiographer - Magnetic resonance imaging technologist - Mammographer - Medical radiation therapist - Nuclear medicine technologist - Radiographer - Sonographer
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Medical physicist - 2111 - Radiologist - 2212 - Radiation protection expert - 2263 - Medical imaging assistant- 5329
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 3133