medical physics experttodiagnostic radiographer
A medical physics expert already meets 24% of what the diagnostic radiographer role asks for. The move turns on 41 required skills not yet in the profile.
24%
84.6/ 100
1 Share of the diagnostic radiographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical physics expert profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A diagnostic radiographer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a medical physics expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply radiation protection procedures
- assess radiation response
- calculate exposure to radiation
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
What stands in the way is 41 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A diagnostic radiographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical physics expert background worth leading with.
- already held assess radiation response information skills
- already held evaluate delivery of radiation treatment information skills
- already held use treatment verification systems information skills
- already held apply radiation protection procedures assisting and caring
- already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
- already held radiation physics in healthcare health and welfare
All 15 carried skills, including the 14 the diagnostic radiographer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 56 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held perform diagnostic imaging procedures required
- required, not held analyse X-ray imagery required
- required, not held apply radiological health sciences required
- required, not held conduct cancer screening tests required
- required, not held conduct preoperative investigations required
- required, not held determine patient's exposure factors required
- required, not held manage radiology information system required
- required, not held perform bronchoscopy required
- required, not held post-process medical images required
- required, not held manage healthcare users' data required
- optional, not held Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery optional
- optional, not held report on radiological examinations optional
- optional, not held conduct video telemetry optional
- optional, not held determine eye disease progression optional
- optional, not held identify progression of disease optional
- optional, not held interpret medical images optional
- optional, not held perform clinical research in radiography optional
- required, not held evidence-based radiography practice required
- required, not held medical contrast agents required
- required, not held medical oncology required
- required, not held pharmaceutical products required
- required, not held first aid required
- required, not held human anatomy required
- required, not held human physiology required
- required, not held medical terminology required
- required, not held paediatrics required
- optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
- required, not held adhere to organisational code of ethics required
- required, not held determine imaging techniques to be performed required
- required, not held prepare patients for imaging procedures required
- required, not held undertake post-examination activities required
- required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
- required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
- required, not held provide psychological support to patients required
- required, not held apply medical imaging techniques required
- required, not held prepare for diagnostic imaging procedures required
- required, not held determine medical images' diagnostic suitability required
- required, not held maintain imaging equipment required
- required, not held operate medical imaging equipment required
- optional, not held perform ultrasound optional
- optional, not held administer contrast media optional
- optional, not held use obstetric sonography optional
- required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
- required, not held communicate in healthcare required
- required, not held interact with healthcare users required
- required, not held listen actively required
- optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
- required, not held apply organisational techniques required
- required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a diagnostic radiographer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply medical imaging techniques skill · occupation specific
- 02 perform diagnostic imaging procedures skill · occupation specific
- 03 prepare for diagnostic imaging procedures skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held apply radiation protection procedures skill
- already held assess radiation response skill
- already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
- already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
- already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
- already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
- already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- already held evaluate delivery of radiation treatment skill
- already held follow clinical guidelines skill
- already held radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
- already held radiation protection knowledge
- already held use treatment verification systems skill
- already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
- already held conduct health related research skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
- required, not held health care legislation required
- required, not held radiobiology required
- required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
- optional, not held psychology optional
- optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery optional
- optional, not held perform ultrasound optional
- optional, not held report on radiological examinations optional
- optional, not held administer contrast media optional
- optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
- optional, not held conduct video telemetry optional
- optional, not held determine eye disease progression optional
- optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
- optional, not held identify progression of disease optional
- optional, not held interpret medical images optional
- optional, not held perform clinical research in radiography optional
- optional, not held use obstetric sonography optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
- optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
29 held skills the diagnostic radiographer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on medical device features skill
- not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
- not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
- not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
- not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
- not needed by the target role dosimetric planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role health technology assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role implant brachytherapy treatments skill
- not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure physical phenomena in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
- not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform dosimetry measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
- not needed by the target role radiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach medical science skill
- not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
15 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held evidence-based radiography practice required
- required, not held medical contrast agents required
- required, not held medical oncology required
- required, not held pharmaceutical products required
- required, not held radiobiology required
- required, not held first aid required
- required, not held health care legislation required
- required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
- required, not held human anatomy required
- required, not held human physiology required
- required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
- required, not held medical terminology required
- required, not held paediatrics required
- optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.