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• Clinical
a) Work as a technologist and can even lead the department going up to administrative level i.e.; Radiology administrator or manager.

• Industrial
a) Defense industry: For quality control
b) Medical industry: Join different leading medical companies such as GE healthcare, Siemens, AGFA etc. as application specialists for any of the Imaging modalities
c) Health IT: Implementing and development of imaging software

• Management
a) Work as manager/ administrator in all fields mentioned above

• Academics
a) Teaching: In which a person may go up to the highest level.
b) Research: Can work as research assistants in all medical companies and research oriented institutions.
Radiologic technologists who also are experienced in more complex diagnostic imaging procedures, such as CT, MRI, or mammography will have better employment opportunities, as employers seek to control costs by using multi-skilled employees (OOH, 2008-09).

Medical Imaging Technology majors might choose to pursue one of the following career options:

• Medical Imaging Technologist
• Applications Specialist for Equipment
• Manufacturer
• Interventional Radiology Specialist
• Sales Representative
• Sonographer
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Specialist
• Computed Tomography Specialist
• Educator
• Radiology Information Specialist