<p>I realize that you need to take the physics requirement for any job in medicine, but is physics the most prominent science when it comes to radiology? Why do radiologists need to be more skilled in physics than any other specialty when all they do is view different types of medical imagery?</p>
<p>The difference b/w a physician and a nurse is that you actually understand the WHY and HOW behind what you’re seeing.</p>
<p>probably has something to do with visualizing things betters in 3D. sn - norcalguy answer my PM please =)</p>
<p>It seemed like it to me when I shadowed a Radiologist. You DEFINITELY need to know everything about the human anatomy for sure. Lots of 3D stuff on computer w/ dictations lol.</p>
<p>you have to understand how medical imaging works, which involves a lot of physics. As in, don’t just take that image you interpret at face value, you have to know how it gets there).</p>
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This is precisely the reason, as well as what schrizto said.</p>
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<p>Getting some top radiology residencies can take more physics than you will likely use.</p>
<p>Do not worry about radiology yet. It is one of the hardest specialties to get into. First get your very high UG GPA, good MCAT score, get into Med. School, pass Board way ahead of the most, then try to get in and pray that you have more luck than most others.</p>
<p>The knowledge of physics required of radiologists is EXTENSIVE. Portions of their inservice exams and boards exams are nothing but physics. Radiologists must understand the mechanisms in play that make the imaging they spend their lives looking at. The reason is that if there is an abnormality on the film or scan, they must be able to rule out that it’s simply not artifact or mechanical malfunction. One of the key parts of being a physician is that you must understand what all the other team members are doing when taking care of your patients. I may not know the exact specifics of what the speech pathologists are doing, but I need to be able to talk to them about what they’re seeing on my swallow studies or what therapies may complement their work for my patient that has speech delay. Radiologists must be able to troubleshoot their equipment and the results those equipment malfunctions may produce…</p>
<p>Is radiology the most high-tech field of medicine?</p>