Detailed introduction of medical imaging specialty in Australia

In Australia, diagnostic radiology is one of the most popular specialties, second only to medicine and law. The employment of medical-related majors (including dentists, surgeons, medical imaging, nurses and pharmacists) accounts for 65,438+00% of the total employment in Australia, and the average salary of medical-related majors has always been at the top of all industries. The annual salary of medical imaging professionals in Australia is 54,000-65,438 +0.5 million Australian dollars. Medical radiation science in Australia mainly includes the following four areas:

Diagnostic radiology (medical imaging)

Radiation therapy

Nuclear medical technology

Ultrasonic ultrasonic

The Australian Institute of Radiology in Australia covers the above four areas. Professionals working in these fields are called radiologists, medical imaging technicians, radiation therapists and ultrasound technicians. Among them, the qualification certification of ultrasound can only be obtained after obtaining one of the qualification certifications in the above three fields. The basic salary for obtaining an ultrasound technician license in Australia is 6.5438+0.2 million Australian dollars.

Medical imaging (diagnosis and treatment)

Radiological diagnosis is the use of high-definition images to diagnose wounds and diseases. It is an important part of medicine and disease diagnosis, and the final treatment can be decided according to this image. Experts say that the imaging process of radiation diagnosis is completed by ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. Radiological diagnosis has many forms, including computed tomography (CT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography and so on.

In Australia, diagnostic radiology is one of the most popular specialties, second only to medicine and law. The employment of medical-related majors (including dentists, surgeons, medical imaging, nurses and pharmacists) accounts for 65,438+00% of the total employment in Australia, and the average salary of medical-related majors has always been at the top of all industries. The annual salary of medical imaging professionals in Australia is 54,000-65,438 +0.5 million Australian dollars.

radiotherapy

Radiotherapy can also be understood as radiation oncology, which is what we call radiotherapy. It is a method of treating cancer diseases by using radiation technology, which can not only treat various cancer diseases, but also relieve various cancer symptoms. Radiotherapy can be used alone or in combination with other treatments, such as surgery or chemotherapy. X-ray, gamma-ray and electron beam treatment are the applications of ionizing radiation technology in cancer treatment.

At present, nine universities in Australia offer medical imaging majors, the most famous of which is the University of Sydney. The University of Sydney Medical School is the largest and most famous medical school in the southern hemisphere. The University of Sydney Medical College requires overseas students to score at least 7 points in each part of IELTS.

The medical imaging major of the University of Sydney School of Medicine is a two-year master of medical imaging, which starts in March every year. The tuition fee for 20 13 is 36,240 Australian dollars per year (about 2 1 10,000 yuan), which is the highest gold content medical imaging major in Australia. The admission score of medical imaging undergraduate major in University of Sydney is 946,5438+00, and the annual tuition fee is 38,400 Australian dollars.

Other universities offering medical imaging in Australia are:

Monash University, Newcastle University, Charleston University, Curtin University, Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia, RMIT.

Medical imaging professionals are one of the hot jobs in Australia. Domestic medical imaging professionals can immigrate to Australia as long as they are under 40 and meet the English requirements.