D.Voc in Medical Imaging Technology is a Diploma in Vocational Education course which aims at preparing students with the relevant knowledge and practical skills in the use of medical imaging equipment and in the performing of diagnostic procedures in health facilities. Medical imaging is an important element of present day healthcare delivery since it plays a central role in diagnosing, managing, and at times even treating diseases using instructional imaging.
Introduction to Medical Imaging: Informatics basic knowledge of medical imaging, their types, techniques like X-ray, MRI, CT scan, ultrasounds, nuclear medicine, etc.
Radiography: Diploma in operating X-ray machines and other radiography machines in order to obtain images of internal body organs.
MRI and CT Scanning: Knowing how MRI and CT scan machines work, including the detailed imaging through additional cross-sectional pictures.
Ultrasound Technology: To develop competency in the use of the ultrasound machines leading to acquisition of real time images for a form of diagnosis.
Patient Care and Safety: Skills in managing patients during imaging studies, patient care during image acquisition process as well as patient safety on radiation exposure.
Ethical and Legal Issues: Being aware of the consent and patients’ privacy along with ethical requirements that one has to consider operating in medical imaging domain. Career Opportunities: Graduates of the course can work as radiologic technologists, MRI technicians, CT technicians, ultrasound technicians and medical imaging technologists in hospitals, diagnostic centers, and imaging labs. Medical imaging jobs are well demanded in the healthcare facilities across the world due to complexity in the tasks the professionals are expected to handle.