8a.m

Switched on and warmed up the Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine. Calibration and quality tests come next so the scans’ image quality is maintained and remain consistent.

8.30.a.m

Now I change into my working attire. I wonder what are the cases scheduled to be done today? Quite excited.

9a.m

Scanning patients now. There are a lot of them coming today. It’s gonna be busy, got to brace myself – this job demands a tremendous amount of concentration you know. You have to be focused and alert, on the lookout for pathologies that require immediate doctor’s attention.

10.30a.m

Supervised and checked the scans executed by my junior CT radiographers. It’s great, they all look good.

11a.m

From the young to the elderly. From all walks of life. More patients are coming. One of them wants to see the result of his scan right away. Of course, it’s quite impossible to know the results immediately because some post processing needs to be done before the images are sent over to the radiologist for proper reporting.

12p.m

Chow time!

1p.m

The 2 other radiographers for the afternoon shift have their hands full already. Their shift ends tonight at 9. I think I’ll give them a hand. One of the patient’s reaction to the dye injection caused a machine error.

3.30p.m

Having a quick break. This scanning business can be quite daunting. You need to have a good knowledge of anatomy and physiology so you can tell how a normal scan differentiates from an abnormal scan.

5p.m

Finally, time to go home. Tired but satisfied. Hey, I might even go for a run later. It’ll be a good time to think about my plan to branch out to Physiotherapy.