California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.A computed tomography (CT) technologist is a medical-imaging specialist who is responsible for running the equipment necessary to obtain images of clients needed by medical professionals providing care. CT technologists are directed by medical professionals to take an image of particular area of the patient. After meeting the patient, the CT technologist explains the basics of the test to the patient and answers any questions the patient may have. When the patient is prepared, the CT technologist helps them into the testing apparatus and appropriately braces and stabilizes the patient. Then, the CT technician activates the imaging machine and observes the patient during the imaging process; they subsequently help the patient to exit the imaging apparatus before reviewing the obtained image(s) and properly annotating and recording them. Finally, the CT technologist sends the images to the requesting medical professional and offers any insight into the images that the medical professional desires.
Job Summary
California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.A computed tomography (CT) technologist is a medical-imaging specialist who is responsible for running the equipment necessary to obtain images of clients needed by medical professionals providing care. CT technologists are directed by medical professionals to take an image of particular area of the patient. After meeting the patient, the CT technologist explains the basics of the test to the patient and answers any questions the patient may have. When the patient is prepared, the CT technologist helps them into the testing apparatus and appropriately braces and stabilizes the patient. Then, the CT technician activates the imaging machine and observes the patient during the imaging process; they subsequently help the patient to exit the imaging apparatus before reviewing the obtained image(s) and properly annotating and recording them. Finally, the CT technologist sends the images to the requesting medical professional and offers any insight into the images that the medical professional desires.
